Crews are being brought in from France and the UK to help restore power across the country.
The Defence forces’ and private helicopter pilots are flying up and down the network trying to identify faults today.
Almost 215,000 people remain without power, though here in Clare, it’s hoped the last of properties will have power restored by tomorrow at the latest.
Clare may have escaped the worst of storm Ophelia, but in many areas the impact was felt.
Around 10,000 homes and businesses across Clare were left without power at some point yesterday and ESB crews worked through the evening to restore supply.
Just under 1300 were left in the dark overnight and this morning there were over 70 faults left on the system in Clare.
The majority of these issues arose after fallen trees damaged power lines, and the ESB has since drafted in additional forestry crews, to aid in efforts to restore power to the majority of customers.
Work will continue into the evening but upwards on 150 customers here face the prospect of another night without electricity.
Nationally, the situation is even worse with thousands likely to be without power for days as 216,000 are still without supply.
The ESB’s Local Area Manager Robert Grimes is urging anyone with priority needs to get in touch.
A number of homes are also without water today – a burst water main is causing disruption to supply in Bealaha, Doonmore, Bansha, Farrihy and surrounding areas in Co. Clare.
Irish Water crews are carrying out works which are expected to be completed by 5 o’clock this evening.
While a pump failure is also causing issues in O’Brien’s Bridge, Ardnatagle, Bridgetown and surrounding areas.
Around 100 trees in total fell across the county during the peak of the storm yesterday, after winds of up to 120 kilometers per hour battered the county.
Crews from Clare County Council and the county’s fire service worked late into the night clearing the main routes and are out again today removing the remainder of the debris from minor routes.
Senior Executive with Clare County Council, Tom Tiernan expects the clean-up operation to be completed by the end of the day.
In Dublin, traffic issues are continuing in the wake of yesterday’s storm.
It will be tomorrow before the Luas is back up and running after a control room was damaged.
Here, farmers around Clare are assessing the extent of what was caused on their land today after fallen trees have led to damage in many parts.
Farmers are being warned to be careful if they come across any live wires down on their land and to report it to the ESB and the county council.
As the cost of the cleanup nationally is assessed – attention is also to those who ignored safety warning’s during yesterday’s storm.
Swimmers were spotted in Salthill in Galway while the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 116 responded to two kite surfers in Dundalk.
While disappointment has been expressed nationally over people who ignored safety warnings during yesterday’s storm, it seems people in Clare stayed mainly indoors, with the majority of businesses closing.
These businesses and their customers have been telling Clare FM what they made of the way the ex hurricane was handled:
