The status orange wind warning for eight counties - Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork Kerry and Limerick remains in place until 10pm tonight.
Met Eireann is forecasting that gust of up to 120 kilometres an hour are possible - with a risk of coastal flooding.
Meanwhile, a status yellow wind warning is in operation in the rest of the country until 11pm.
The Road Safety Authority is advising people getting behind the wheel to be extremely cautious - especially in the counties where a status orange alert is in operation.
An estimated 14,000 homes and businesses across the country are without power - ESB say crews are working to fix the problems and updates can be found at powercheck.ie
As of Sunday afternoon, the worst effected areas are:
Tuam, County Galway - 2,099
Whitechurch, County Cork - 1,523
Johnstown, Co Kildare - 1,522
Nass, Co. Kildare - 1,300
Castlelyons, Co. Cork - 1,063.
