Some 66,000 households around the country remain without water after Storm Ophelia.

Half of those should have their supply restored by tonight, with Waterford and Cork the worst affected counties.

Irish Water say they're working with local authorities and the ESB to restore supply.

Earlier today, almost a quarter of the country's water plants were without supply.

You can find full details on the Irish Water website, including estimated repair times.

Number of households without water has been halved through the day to 66,000 #Ophelia https://t.co/PB1rskKCpk

— MerrionStreet.ie (@merrionstreet) October 17, 2017

While around 137,000 customers are estimated to be without power, with crews deployed around the country.

ESB Networks says it's restored power to 216,000 homes and businesses in the last 24 hours.

Three people lost their lives as a result of the powerful storm yesterday, with winds reaching over 190 km/h in some areas.

The deaths occurred in separate incidents in Co Waterford, Co Tipperary and Co Louth.

58-year-old Clare O’Neill died when the car she was driving was struck by a falling tree in Aglish, Co Waterford | Image: Killaloe Diocese/Twitter

In Tipperary, 31-year-old Michael Pyke was named as the second victim of the storm | Image: Killaloe Diocese/Twitter

33-year-old Fintan Goss was killed when his car was struck by a falling tree near Dundalk | Image: Facebook