Storm Kathleen: Status yellow warning in place for three counties, 2,000 homes without power

James Cox

The worst of Storm Kathleen appears to be over, but there is still a status yellow warning in place for three counties while 2,000 homes are still without power.

A status yellow warning for wind remains in place for Donegal, Mayo and west Galway until 4pm on Sunday afternoon.

Motorists are advised to look out for fallen trees or debris resulting from yesterday's high winds.

Alan Reilly from Carlow Weather said we're not out of the woods quite yet.

Mr Reilly told Newstalk: "It's still a very windy day today. There will be scattered showers, and some of those showers could be locally heavy, with a possibility of some thunder.

"There will be some debris on the roads this morning, especially with a lot of branches having come down from Storm Kathleen. Obviously, some power lines are down, so people should take care especially if they're out and about this morning."

Around 2,000 homes and businesses are still without power this morning following Storm Kathleen.

ESB crews worked late into the night to restore supply - and their teams are back out on the road this morning, responding to any remaining faults.