Around 7,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning after Storm Atiyah, with parts of the southwest among the worst affected areas.
A major clean up is today expected due to fallen trees and debris.
ESB Networks said its crews are working to restore power to impacted areas as soon as possible.
A number of weather warnings that were in place overnight have been lifted as of 6am this morning.
Kerry was among the worst impacted counties, after a status red wind warning was in effect for the county for several hours yesterday.
Council crews in Dingle have removed this shed which blew onto the road near Murrioch and the road is fully open.#StormAtiyah pic.twitter.com/bXNzpjzd8F
— Kerry County Council - Comhairle Contae Chiarraí (@countykerry) December 8, 2019
The windy weather led to travel disruption in parts of the country, with several flights to and from Shannon Airport diverted last night.
⚠️Flight Update ⚠️ #StormAtiyah
Due to high wind speeds in Shannon, flight FR 8879 from Warsaw has been diverted to Dublin.
We are advising all passengers to contact their airlines for further details. pic.twitter.com/Xn91IPOtEm— Shannon Airport (@ShannonAirport) December 8, 2019
Speed restrictions were in place along some Irish Rail routes yesterday evening, but the transport company says services are operating as normal this morning.
Drivers are being urged to take care on the roads this morning.
National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management spokesperson Keith Leonard said: "The key advice to road users today is that the roads remain very dangerous.
"There's a lot of hazards from trees down and debris across roads.
"Local authorities are doing their best to clear these, but we would ask motorists... [to think about] the safety of their journey, and be mindful of other road users as well."
