Cars queue and scramble for fuel in the wake of Storm Éowyn

Eva Osborne

Filling stations across the country are seeing large queues forming for fuel in the wake of Storm Éowyn.

Clean up and repair operations continue across the island today as thousands remain without power and water following the record-breaking wind speeds.

Cars clogged up the main road in Kells, Co Meath, on their quest for fuel today, as many smaller filling stations in small towns and villages across the country are still without power.

Many shops and filling stations are only taking cash and, with bad phone signals and limited access to ATMs and generators, huge queues are being seen at the sites that are up and running.

There is nothing like a storm to bring Irish people together, and some shops are playing the role of the saviour by offering to boil water, charge phones, and provide free wifi use.

The lack of water is another problem plaguing households.

One woman in Meath explained how her family and friends were flocking to her home to shower and fill bottles of water, as she was the only one in close proximity who was getting her water from a well and not the main water system.

"Once one of their messages finally got through, they lost signal see, they were asking had we still got water. I said we had, and said the generator was working fine," she explained.

"So they all came up and had their showers and a cup of tea and filled big bottles with water for drinking and for washing dishes.

"We're the lucky ones though. We're lucky to have a generator, and to be getting our water from the well. I can't imagine the hardship."