Nearly 3,000 homes in counties Donegal, Meath and Dublin are without power due to high winds and stormy conditions.

ESB networks crews are working to restore power to all areas. Donegal was the worst affected county with 2,500 customers without power earlier, although many have now been restored.

The north-west has been battered by high winds with gusts of up to 120 kilometres an hour overnight leaving thousands of households without power. Supply was restored early this morning to 800 homes in Ballybofey.

But there are power outages in Letterkenny, Buncrana, Newtown Cunningham and Moville which is affecting around 2,500 customers.

The lights went out in Delvin in Co. Meath at around 9am leaving 800 homes without electricity.

DONEGAL: Grainne’s Gap is blocked by a fallen tree on the Buncrana/ Muff Rd (R239).theAA.ie/Roadwatch

— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) December 5, 2013

A further 1,100 customers in Trim are hoping to have power restored after they experienced an outage at 11am.

In Dublin 220 homes in Malahide are also affected. ESB crews are working in all the affected areas.