THOUSANDS OF HOMES remain without power after a night of very strong winds and heavy rain.<\/p>\n
A number of Status Yellow weather warnings were in place<\/a> from Tuesday afternoon until early this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n Met \u00c9ireann had warned that, in some places, \u201cvery strong and gusty southeasterly winds\u201d could cause wave overtopping and coastal flooding, as well as fallen trees and branches, debris and difficult travelling conditions.<\/p>\n Strong winds and heavy rain caused significant disruption on Tuesday, with fallen trees and branches blocking roads in parts of the country.<\/p>\n The ESB has reported ongoing power outages this morning, with counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary worst hit.\u00a0According to ESB PowerCheck<\/a>, over 1,700 properties are without power in Macroom, Co Cork, while over 1,300 are without power in Garryspillane, Co Limerick.\u00a0<\/p>\n An ESB spokesperson told The Journal\u00a0that as of 7.30am, around 18,000 homes, farms and businesses, mostly in the west and the southwest of the country, were without electricity.<\/p>\n They said ESB Networks crews have been deployed since first light in all impacted areas to continue to restore power.<\/p>\n The \u201cvast majority\u201d of impacted customers are expected to have supply restored by this evening.<\/p>\n Reports of slates falling from a building at the junction of Sawmill Street and Rutland Street, South Parish area. Take care on approach. pic.twitter.com\/C9iqxaSFcT<\/a><\/p>\n