There were approximately 87,000 homes, farms and businesses nationwide without electricity as of 8.45am on Saturday as storm Amy brought gale force winds to many parts of the country on Friday.

Coastal areas in the west were among those hit by the strongest winds and although power outages have been reported in most counties, the north-west has a particularly high volume of outages at this time.

Co Donegal’s Malin Head received gusts of up to 148km/hr, Mayo’s Belmullet recorded 124km/hr and gusts swept Co Galway’s Mace Head at top speeds of 122km/hr on Friday.

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Flooding struck areas of Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and west Cork.

Status yellow wind and rainfall warnings remain in place for counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo until noon Saturday.

Warnings

Counties Dublin, Louth, Wicklow, Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo will also remain under a status yellow wind warning until noon Saturday.

Met Éireann has said Saturday is expected to stay windy as the day brings winds that may reach strong to gusty.

Rain may get heavy at times as some isolated thunderstorms are forecast in northern areas.

Farmers and the public have been advised to report any damage to the electricity network, such as fallen wires, by calling 1800 372 999.

ESB Networks has warned the public not to touch or approach fallen wires as they may be live and dangerous.

Estimated times for power reconnection can be viewed here.

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