Thousands of homes without power after Storm Isha
Areas in the north west of the country were some of the worst impacted by Storm Isha
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A number of homes in the Republic of Ireland could be without power for "a number of days" following Storm Isha
Work will continue to restore power, ESB Networks says
More than 68,000 homes were without power on Monday night
A status orange wind warning has been issued for three counties on Tuesday as Met Éireann names Storm Jocelyn
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Thousands of homes in the Republic of Ireland remain without power following Storm Isha.
ESB Networks is working to restore power to about 68,000 homes, adding that some customers may be waiting for days.
The company said it had restored power to 167,000 homes, farms and businesses following the storm.
Another storm - Jocelyn - is due to hit the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.
Status orange warnings will be in place on Tuesday from 18:00 local time until midnight for counties Galway and Mayo, and from 18:00 until 02:00 on Wednesday for Donegal.
A status yellow warning will be in place for all other counties from Tuesday afternoon until the early hours of Wednesday.
About 22,000 customers were without power in County Donegal on Monday afternoon, with areas in the north west of the country some of the worst impacted.
Some of the worst impacted areas in County Donegal were Ballyshannon (2,511 reports); Carndonagh (1,986) and in Buncrana (1,786).
The areas where customers will remain without supply overnight are mostly in the north west of the country including counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.
"All available ESB Networks resources, along with our partner contractors, will work into the night to safely restore power to as many customers as possible before mobilising again at first light tomorrow morning (Tuesday)," ESB said.
"However, due to the scale of the damage to the electricity network, many customers will remain without power tonight while some customers will be without power for a number of days."
Earlier, ESB senior engineer Brian Tapley told Irish broadcaster RTÉ it would be a "multi-day" storm repair.
"Storm Isha is probably in the top five storms in terms of the impact on the network that we've had in the last 10 years," he said.
"It shouldn't be underestimated the kind of restoration effort that's needed here."
Uisce Éireann said about 35,000 customers were hit by interruptions to their water supply following Storm Isha.
The worst affected areas were in Mayo and Donegal.
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In County Donegal, gusts of over 80mph (130km/h) were recorded overnight.
Valentia Island, one of Ireland's most westerly points, recorded wind gusts of 71mph (115km/h) while Cork Airport recorded 66mph (107km/h).
Dublin Fire Brigade said it experienced a high volume of calls on Sunday due to fallen trees and electrical poles.
A yellow wind warning is still in place for six counties until 19:00
Extensive damage
National director for fire and emergency management Keith Leonard said that the damage has been "extensive" in relation to trees down.
He advised people not to attempt to clear debris themselves, especially if they are working alone.
"We have extensive trees down across the country, some spot flooding in areas and really a fair bit of disruption across the country today, but particularly along the west coast and the north west."
He said that the west was affected most and this was "on the upper end" of the storms in recent months.
Met Éireann has warned of large coastal waves and very difficult travelling conditions as well as fallen trees and damage to power lines when Storm Jocelyn arrives.
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A further yellow warning for wind has been issued for the rest of the Republic of Ireland.
It will come into force for seven counties in the north west and west of the country from 12:00 on Tuesday until early on Wednesday morning.
The rest of the country will then be under a yellow alert from 17:00.