Coastal areas will be at risk of flooding as the spell of adverse weather continues.
17 counties in Munster, Leinster and Connacht have been issued with a status yellow weather warning that came into effect in the early hours of Thursday morning and will remain in place until 1pm on Thursday afternoon.
The entire province of Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow had already been issued with a status yellow wind warning on Wednesday and it was updated shortly after 5am on Thursday to include Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Galway and Mayo.
West to southwest winds veering west to northwest with mean speeds of 55 to 65 km/h have been forecast during the period the warning is in effect, with gusts of 90 to 110km/h in places.
Coastal areas in the south and west will also be at risk of flooding, which has already had a significant impact in Galway and elsewhere this week.
Having restored power to almost 150,000 homes throughout the country since Storm Eleanor hit on Tuesday, the ESB reported that several thousand homes, farms and businesses remained without power overnight, but they were hopeful that power would be restored to all homes by Thursday morning.
For more information on the power supply in your area, check out powercheck.ie.
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