As the cost of the clean-up is assessed - those who ignored yesterday's safety warnings are being criticised for putting the lives of those working in emergency services in danger.
Some people swan in the stormy seas in Salthill in Galway while the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 116 also responded to two kite surfers in Dundalk in Co Louth.
Susan Keogh has been speaking to her about how she felt about those who didn't heed this advice:
Niamh Fitzpatrick's sister Dara was one of four people who died in March when the helicopter crashed off the west coast.
Please heed these warnings & do not put the lives of emergency services personnel at risk unnecessarily. Stay in for just one day. #Opheila https://t.co/dsZeimEwEm
— Niamh Fitzpatrick (@NFitzPsychology) October 16, 2017
Re those reckless idiots, now I think that even if it was THEIR mother/sister/brother/father in rescue crew it mightn’t stop them. Disgusted https://t.co/v1S53o63DD
— Niamh Fitzpatrick (@NFitzPsychology) October 16, 2017
Meanwhile, the Taoiseach says people who needlessly put themselves in danger during storms should be prosecuted.
Leo Varadkar says those who endanger first responders should face consequences:
