Around 1,000 customers remain without power in Clare following Storm Barra.
ESB crews are dealing with a number of faults, particularly in west and North Clare.
It comes as the local authority has urged people to remain cautious when travelling.
ESB crews have been out since first light this morning dealing with a number of faults.
Power has been restored to just short of 3,000 homes and businesses, but a further 1,000 are still waiting for power to be restored.
The ESB says a number of areas were badly hit during the storm including the Miltown Malbay, Quilty, Fanore, Ballyreem, Leabasheeda, Carrigaholt and Ballyea areas.
Clare Area Manager, Kevin Harrington says they hope to have power restored to the remaining properties by this evening or tomorrow morning at the latest.
Clare’s County Fire Service was alerted to over 50 incidents across the county yesterday and overnight, while local authority engineering Crews have been assessing the damage, clearing routes and cleaning up debris since dawn.
There were power outages at some water treatment plants and standby generators had to be used, but Clare County Council says it’s not aware of any major outages on the water network at this point.
Senior Engineer Cyril Feeney says crews will continue to evaluate the damage to roads and coastal infrastructure and carry out works to remove the danger if it arises.
People are being advised to remain cautious when travelling though, as there could be debris and spot flooding on the roads.
A yellow alert remains in place up until 6 o’clock this evening with winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 110 kilometres per hour forecast.
Clare’s Chief Fire Officer, Adrian Kelly says because of damage caused during the storm, there could still be a danger for people on the move over the coming days.
Anyone who sees fallen or damaged wires are being warned to keep clear and phone ESB Networks immediately on 1800-372 999 or 021-238 2410 and to never, ever approach live wires.
