Thousands left without power after strong winds

Strong overnight winds have left thousands of homes without power.

Update: 8.35am

Electricity customers in Carrigaline, Co Cork, have had their power restored after strong winds overnight.

Almost 2,000 customers were without power in the Co Cork town, but ESB Networks say they have brought power back to their customers there.

Customers involved in the #Carrigaline fault should now have their power restored if you still have issues ring us on 1850372999 #staysafe

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) January 12, 2015

More than 300 homes remain without power this morning as high winds continue to affect the south and west.

Kyletaun in Co Limerick is the worst-affected area with more than 200 homes now off the grid.

Update: 8.10am

There are now more than 1,000 homes are without power this morning as high winds continue to affect the south and west.

There are more than 900 homes now off the grid in Carrigaline, Co Cork.

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Around 2,400 homes in counties Cork, Limerick and Galway have been affected after winds with speeds of up to 60km/h and gusts of up to 110km/h battered the north and west coasts overnight.

Carrigaline in Co Cork has been hit the hardest as more than 1,800 customers are without supply.

We have a large fault in the #Carrigaline area of #Cork updates http://t.co/wVVh78u1C7 apologies for loss of supply #staysafe

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) January 12, 2015

ESB Networks has apologised to anyone whose service has been disrupted and says its engineers are working to restore power as quickly as possible.

Status orange wind warnings issued by Met Eireann are still in place for the west and north until 9am this morning.

A status yellow wind warning is in place elsewhere, with mean speeds between 45-60km/h and gusts between 90-110km/h.