Up to 10,000 homes and businesses are without power this afternoon as Storm Aiden hits the country.
146 homes in the Bunmahon area are still without power this afternoon, with the ESB saying customers there can expect the supply to return at 6pm this evening.
Five Atlantic coastal counties remain under a status orange wind warning until 4pm, with severe and damaging gusts of up to 130 kilometers per hour forecast.
A status yellow wind alert's in place for Waterford over the same period, along with a warning of some coastal flooding.
Fergus Galvin is Director of Services with Waterford City and County Council.
He says today's weather brings a greater risk when it comes to bonfires.
"We are forecast to get more heavy winds and higher winds later on this evening and obviously a bonfire and high winds don't mix because of the risk and danger of fire spread and burning materials and sparks coming from the fire.
"We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to bonfires. They can be very dangerous particularly at locations that are close to other people's houses causing smoke damage.
"People have a tendency to put all types of dangerous materials on them and that's everything from gas canisters to household waste to rubber which can be quite dangerous and poisonous in terms of air pollution in the immediate area."
Waterford's Chief Fire Officer for Waterford City and County Council Niall Curtin says that wind and bad weather can make them particularly dangerous.
"The weather at the moment is windy, and you will get flames travelling that extra distance because of the wind. You may get also get flying embers and that sort of thing.
"We'd be urging people to keep away from bonfires but if you find yourself close to one keep kids and their Halloween costumes as far away from the flames as possible and if you see activity around a bonfire that you may be uncomfortable with as the night goes on just leave it."
