Almost 40,000 households, farms and businesses remain without power in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, which brought “unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure” more than a week ago. In an update this evening, the ESB said restoration work is continuing and supply has been returned to 729,000 customers.

About 8,000 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one week on from Storm Éowyn. At its peak 30% of all premises in Northern Ireland had their power disconnected. The former MP Francie Molloy, who has been without electricity since Friday, said customers have been "failed".

Almost 60,000 energy customers remain without power on the island of Ireland more than a week on from Storm Eowyn. On Saturday, engineers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, supported by counterparts from Great Britain and continental Europe,