Eircom has deployed additional repair crews across the country to repair phone lines and restore internet services following the recent storms.
About 6,500 faults have been reported by customers this week after gale force winds damaged lines in a number of counties including Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Louth, Cavan, Monaghan, Cork and Kerry.
Repair crews have already restored services to more than 3,600 customers across the country this week and up to 700 additional staff will be working over the weekend to assist in repairing damaged lines.
Having worked to restore power to over 15,000 households and businesses in the Republic who were left without electricity earlier this week, 22 ESB network technicians have been sent to Scotland to help efforts to get supplies working again after thousands of homes there were left without supplies
About 16,000 customers from Scottish Hydro and Scottish Power are still without power following storms on Tuesday.
ESB staff also travelled to Northern Ireland earlier this week to assist Northern Ireland Electricity in repairs to the electricity supply to 10,000 homes and businesses.
Gale force winds of up to 100km/h battered the country again earlier today but had mostly died out by the afternoon.
A number of ferry services including the 8.45am and 2.30pm Irish Ferries Swift sailings from Dublin to Holyhead were cancelled as were the return sailings from Holyhead. The 3pm P&O departure from Dublin to Liverpool was also cancelled. All Stena Line services are expected to sail to schedule.
AA Roadwatch warned of difficult driving conditions in a number of counties earlier in the day with some roads closed due to falling trees and flooding.
In Munster, severe flooding subsided on the N72 Mallow to Killarney road between Cullen and Rathmore after the river burst its banks near Kanturk earlier in the day. The N71 Cork to Killarney road through Skibbereen, Bantry and Glengariff also experienced severe flooding.
In Donegal, the Harry Blaney Bridge reopened to traffic between the Rosguill and Fanad peninsulas over Mulroy Bay after being closed for most of the day because of high winds.
A severe weather warning was also issued in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales yesterday after heavy storms returned.
Gusts of up to 140km/h were recorded at Capel Curig in Wales while winds speeds of between 80 km/h and 120km/h were forecast in other parts of Britain.
Met Éireann has forecast drier, milder weather for the weekend with temperatures reaching between 10 and 12 degrees.
