Approximately 17,000 Irish homes, farms and businesses were still without power as of yesterday afternoon, ESB Networks has announced.

The number of impacted customers, who are based predominantly in counties Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary, saw a significant decrease from the previous total of 59,000 as ESB Networks crews and partner contractors continue to make progress to restore power following weather-related outages on Sunday.

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With a Met Éireann low temperature warning in place for the rest of the week, ESB Networks anticipate power restoration will continue for a number of days in the worst affected areas.

This is due to the hazardous weather conditions and challenges faced by the company's restoration teams when safely accessing fault sites on snow and ice covered roads and terrain.  

A statement from the electricity supplier said: "ESB Networks wishes to acknowledge the support of local authority teams, agricultural contractors, as well as Defence Forces personnel, who have been assisting us in accessing more challenging fault sites.  

"We acknowledge the disruption to family and commercial life this causes and thank impacted customers, especially those who will remain without power over the coming days, for their patience as our crews work to safely restore power."