More than 400 technicians from abroad have arrived in Ireland to help with repairs as the ESB enters a more complex reconnection phase.

Efforts to repair damages caused by Storm Éowyn in Northern Ireland continue into a seventh day.

Generators from Romania are expected to arrive in Ireland on Friday as work continues to reconnect water and electricity supplies after Storm Eowyn.

Efforts to repair the damaged network continue into a sixth day

St Brigid’s Club in Kiltoom, Co Roscommon, has become a help centre for locals following Storm Éowyn.

Sites across Ireland reported losses in the huge storm.

Micheál Martin said it is not his understanding that there was a significant delay in requesting help, including generators and additional crews

Hundreds of thousands of properties were left without power on Friday

More than 770 patients were waiting on trolleys in Irish hospitals on Tuesday morning.

Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Aontú are all calling for an early return of the Dáil.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly called on NIE Networks to make goodwill payments to those cut off.

Minister Dara Calleary said he understood people’s ‘frustration’ and that authorities were ‘working as hard as possible’.

More than 75,000 remained without power on Sunday evening after the severe weather on Friday

More than 300,000 remained without power across Ireland on Sunday.

Additional engineers have been brought from Great Britain to help NIE teams with restoration task.

Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc across Ireland and parts of the UK causing power cuts and widespread damage

Minister for Housing James Browne said the Government is considering what supports are needed by affected families and businesses

NIE Networks has warned it could take up to 10 days for all properties to be reconnected.

Almost 800,000 across Ireland remained without power on Saturday morning following Storm Éowyn.

More than 280,000 homes and businesses were left without power and around 1,800 objects were reported to be obstructing roads

A gust of almost 93mph was recorded in Co Down.

Police said Friday is expected to see the strongest winds in the region since the St Stephen's Day storm in 1998 which caused widespread disruption.

The worst of the storm is expected to hit on Friday morning with winds predicted to reach up to 130kph.

A nationwide status-orange wind warning will be in place between 2am and 5pm on Friday.

Storm Éowyn is forecast to track across Ireland on Thursday night and Friday

The bitterly cold Arctic airmass that has been affecting the country for several days will start to move away, with milder conditions developing later in the weekend.

The cold snap has caused temperatures to plummet to -7.5 degrees in parts, and left tens of thousands of people without power and water.

Temperatures are expected to climb from the low of minus 7 degrees recorded in the early hours of Thursday

Around 4,000 people are still without power while 4,500 are without water, though more sub-zero conditions overnight are expected to cause more disruption.

Several status orange alerts are expected in most counties over the next two nights.

A status orange weather warning remained in place for 11 counties in the south of Ireland

Snow, ice, heavy rain and sleet are to sweep over the island of Ireland as temperatures continue to plummet

Forecasters have warned that it will lead to very difficult travelling conditions

Mr Murphy said it would not be clear until the weekend whether schools would open on Monday when they can see how much snow has accumulated.

Met Éireann has warned that the new year will bring a cold snap, with temperatures expected to drop as low as -4C by Thursday

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument thought to have been built by the Neolithics over 5,000 years ago

The majority of renewable electricity generated last month came from windfarms, which accounted for just under 29 per cent of all electricity used in Ireland.

The global analysis revealed that Boston in the US took the top spot, capturing the attention of participants for an average 2.7 seconds. York follows in second place, with Dublin completing the top three.

Snowfall is possible this evening and overnight, alongside poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions

Some experts have argued that clock changes in March and October disrupt sleep and circadian rhythms, leading to sleep loss and short-term health issues.

Every year the clocks go back an hour at 2am on the last Sunday of October

There have been 138 road deaths so far this year, up two on the same time last year

The change in the weather pattern will mean cold, clear and generally calm conditions with little rain.