Met Éireann said the first named storm of the season brought very strong and gusty south to south-west winds, coupled with high spring tides.

Gusts of 130km/h were recorded at Mace Head at 12pm on Saturday.

Thousands of households were without power across a number of counties on Sunday afternoon, according to ESB Network’s fault map. Most of the affected customers were in Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cavan, and Donegal.

In Galway, crews worked to restore power to parts of Clifden, Oughterard, Glenamaddy, and Recess. Kerry, Leitrim, Sligo, Clare, Donegal, Mayo, and Galway were under a status-orange warning until 8pm on Sunday.

Met Éireann said there was a continued risk of coastal flooding, large coastal waves, displacement of loose objects, fallen trees, very difficult travelling conditions, dangerous conditions at sea, damage to power lines, potential power outages, and damage to already weakened structures.

The rest of the island was covered by a yellow wind warning until 3am on Monday. Met Éireann also issued a yellow rain warning for seven counties – Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, and Waterford – until 9pm on Sunday.

The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM), Met Éireann, and various other stakeholders monitored weather conditions during the storm. Local authority severe weather assessment teams

(Swats) also monitored conditions, and authorities had local emergency response teams in place. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) of Ireland advised all road users to take extreme care over the weekend. The RSA urged drivers to slow down and allow for a greater braking distance in wet weather conditions.