Thousands of homes and businesses left without power following Storm Atiyah

More stormy weather is expected.

Around 7,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning following high winds from Storm Atiyah.

During the peak of the storm there were 27,000 ESB customers affected.

Motorists are being advised to exercise caution on all roads following strong overnight winds due to the storm.

Fallen trees, poles and debris have been reported on a number of roads in counties Kerry, Sligo, Wicklow, Kilkenny and Longford.

A Status Orange wind warning was in place for nine counties overnight and came to an end at 6am.

Iarnod Eireann said that all trains on its routes are operating, and that there are no issues following Storm Atiyah.

Around two dozen incidents were reported to Kerry County Council's emergency line during the Red wind alert yesterday. Crews responded once the Red alert was lifted at 7pm.

Jean Byrne from Met Eireann said conditions will improve today but more stormy weather is expected tonight.

"It's going to continue to improve today," Said Ms. Byrne. "By early afternoon the winds will be just light to moderate westerly everywhere. It's going to be a dry day with sunny spells.

Jean added: "However, there is another system coming in from the Atlantic tonight and is going to bring more wet and windy weather, wide-spread rain, strong southerly winds, but not as severe as the storm gone past."