Clare appears to have escaped the worst of Storm Eunice.
But with bad weather expected to continue for much of the day, emergency services in Clare are urging people not to become complacent.
Emergency crews remained on standby here overnight, amid fears that Storm Eunice would track closer to Clare in the early hours of this morning.
Schools were told to close, Bus Éireann cancelled services and a number of health services have been postponed for the day.
Gusts of 106 kilometres per hour were recorded in Shannon, but the banner county appears to have escaped the worst of the storm.
There were no reports of any major incidents across the county, apart from a small number of downed trees or wires.
Clare County Council is urging mortorists to be on the look out for debris and localised flooding, especially in coastal areas.
Senior Engineer Cyril Feeney says Clare didn’t fare out too bad, but he’s urging people not to underestimate the dangers posed by the ongoing inclement conditions.
A low-level status yellow wind alert remains in place for Clare until 6 o’clock this evening, which means there could still be winds of up to 65 kilometres per hour or gusts of up to 110 kilometres per hour.
Charlie Glynn of the Kilrush RNLI says people should not be going near the coast today.
Other areas across the country weren’t so lucky though.
Gusts of up to 130 km per hour were recorded in the south of the country this morning, with winds climbing to over 170km per hour off shore at Fastnet Lighthouse in Cork.
ESB crews are working to restore power to around 73 thousand homes and businesses without power, including 225 in the greater Loop Head area of Clare.
Siobhan Wynne, from the ESB, says it’s difficult to say when power will be fully restored.
A yellow snow and ice alert is also in place for the entire country until 10am tomorrow morning, with falls of sleet and snow expected to create hazardous driving conditions.
