26,000 premises across Clare remain without power as extensive restoration efforts continuing across the county.

At the peak of Storm Éowyn, 44,000 premises were left in the dark, with ESB crews able to restore power to 14,000 homes by this morning.

Its's hoped that a further 4,000 restorations will take place by nightfall, with customers in Scariff, Kildysart, Ballymaley, Barefield and Corofin expected to see power return this evening.

Outages are expected to seen into early next week and have had knock on effects countywide with both water and broadband supply impacted.

ESB Technical Manager, Michael Sammin, says the extensive damage caused by the storm has significantly hampered attempts to restore power.