It's not the first time the single mother has had to endure a blackout, with one affecting her home just before Christmas.

Thousands of people are now over a week without power and in some cases water as well.

The ESB says it has restored electricity to 660-thousand homes since Storm Éowyn but the west and northwest remains badly affected.

Emergency crews from the Netherlands, France, Austria and Finland are due to arrive from today to help the ESB.

Peggy Nolan says she's been in touch with her Fine Gael colleague, Deputy Micheál Carrigy, about the issue.

Power has been restored to a number of water treatment plants in the region, with generators installed at sites that still do not have power.

Heavy winds are expected to result in more outages towards the end of the week.

He has called on Leitrim County Council to contact all forestry owners following Storm Darragh.