
Around 790,000 farms and businesses across the island of Ireland are still without power following Storm Éowyn.
ESB Networks said around 540,000 customers are without power, while some 250,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in Northern Ireland.
The damage from the storm, which brought record-breaking gusts of 183km/h, is being assessed around the country.
All Status Red wind warnings have been lifted, as have the Status Orange and Yellow wind warnings that were in operation across the country this afternoon.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Brian Tapley of ESB said that Storm Éowyn caused unprecedented country-wide damage across the electricity network.
Earlier, 768,000 customers were without power.
Mr Tapley also said that he expects it will take more than a week to fully restore power to all impacted subscribers.
“Storm Darragh had about 395,000 customers without power and that took seven days so that’s why – with some degree of confidence – we think it’s more than a week but that’ll be in the worst affected areas.”
While the worst of the storm has passed for most of the country, he said that ESB expects further damage to be caused during the orange wind warnings.
Mr Tapley added that ESB Networks has contacted other utility companies in the UK and Europe to assist with the repair works but said that any help will only come once they have dealt with their own outages.
During the storm, a man died in Co Donegal after a tree fell on his car.
The N14 is closed while garda forensic collision investigators conduct an investigation at the scene.
Strong winds for Sunday
Met Éireann has said the worst of Storm Éowyn has passed but warned of more strong winds that are forecast for Sunday.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Drivetime, meteorologist Linda Hughes urged people to take precautions if they have any trees or structures damaged by Storm Éowyn.
“Bear in mind that structures or trees that have been weakened by the severe winds from this storm, there are going to be strong winds on Sunday,” she said.