They said they are working restore access to homes in this area "as quickly as possible" and called it the most severe weather event ever recorded for Ireland's telecommunications network.

The study, which surveyed 522 parents across the country, also found that 42 per cent of parents provide their children with a phone earlier than they would like

A total of 22,347 people contacted the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission between January and June.

An advert for Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout received a complaint over sexualised content, one of 18 upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority recently

ComReg has denied Eir's claim of "incorrect allegations" following a court case in which the telecom giant was convicted and fined over customer complaints procedures

Eir was convicted and fined €7,500 after it was prosecuted over its former customer complaints procedures

Phone lines and the Internet in County Roscommon have also been impacted by the storms. Numerous people, who have not lost power, have reported problems with their land lines and Internet since Storm Isha at the weekend.