Some households in Clare are expected to remain without power into the middle of next week.
It comes as homes, farms, and industries continue to pick up the pieces following the onslaught of Storm Éowyn.
Around 1,300 homes, farms and businesses in Clare are expected to remain without power heading into the weekend.
Power’s been restored to 41,700 properties here since the peak of the outages, and ESB Networks expect a further 1,000 to be reconnected today, however the utility says it’s continuing to find new faults as it works its way through the county.
It expects that as a result, there will be some households in the dark well into the next week.
ESB Clare Area Technical Manager Michael Sammin says they implemented a robust plan well in advance of the storm, but the impact couldn’t have been foreseen.
Approximately 700 premises and 1,500 people also remain without water in Clare, as Uisce Eireann continues its efforts to restore supply.
However the fall out to infrastructure has also been felt at one the county’s most prominent fishing ports.
Structural damage to the walls of Liscannor Bay caused by ocean swells last year, has been exacerbated by Storm Éyown.
A section of the platform has now been closed off to the public due to the extent of the impact which has dislodged bricks and left several deep cracks on the surface of the pier and a hole in the back wall which protects the bay from the Atlantic.
Fishermen and the Coast Guard are currently unable to launch from the facility and Michael O’Connell who’s been operating there for over 40 years says its a serious safety hazard.
Clare County Council has carried out a preliminary assessment of the damage and says its begun the necessary process.
Michael fears that if another storm comes before repairs are carried out, the pier will be devastated.