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24/02/2015
Thousands Left Without Power
Around 3,000 homes and businesses are without power following a night of extreme weather.
Strong winds battered many parts of the country, with the southwest, west and northwest hit worst.
Engineers are working to reconnect power but are understood to be hampered by the ongoing weather conditions.
(MH/CD)
Strong winds battered many parts of the country, with the southwest, west and northwest hit worst.
Engineers are working to reconnect power but are understood to be hampered by the ongoing weather conditions.
(MH/CD)
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03 January 2012
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Some 11,000 homes are without power after over 100mph winds raged overnight in Ireland. North Western counties were worst hit, with Eircom claiming they had almost 5,000 reported faults on their system.
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09 August 2019
ESB Crews Continuing To Deal With Faults
ESB Networks are continuing to work on repairing and restoring electricity networks damaged by bad weather overnight. According to ESB the number of customers without power has been reduced from some 10,000 to around 4,000 and crews are continuing to deal with faults.
ESB Crews Continuing To Deal With Faults
ESB Networks are continuing to work on repairing and restoring electricity networks damaged by bad weather overnight. According to ESB the number of customers without power has been reduced from some 10,000 to around 4,000 and crews are continuing to deal with faults.
09 October 2014
Thousands Of Homes Without Power After Severe Weather
Storms along the south coast of Ireland has left some 20,000 homes without electricity, ESB Networks has said. The electricity provider said power has been restored to around half of the effected customers, with the remainder in Cork, Waterford and Wexford hoped to be restored by lunchtime today.
Thousands Of Homes Without Power After Severe Weather
Storms along the south coast of Ireland has left some 20,000 homes without electricity, ESB Networks has said. The electricity provider said power has been restored to around half of the effected customers, with the remainder in Cork, Waterford and Wexford hoped to be restored by lunchtime today.
19 December 2013
Thousands Without Power After Severe Overnight Weather
Severe weather overnight has left some 7,000 homes and businesses without power. According to reports, most of those affected are in west Co Donegal and north Co Mayo, where a number of power lines are down.
Thousands Without Power After Severe Overnight Weather
Severe weather overnight has left some 7,000 homes and businesses without power. According to reports, most of those affected are in west Co Donegal and north Co Mayo, where a number of power lines are down.
12 September 2011
Over 13,000 Without Electricity
So far around 13,000 people have been left without power as strong winds sweep across the country. The tail end of Hurricane Katia’s destruction has left Cavan, Longford, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal the worst hit by power outages. 2,000 customers in Dublin are also without power due to a failure in Coolmine.
Over 13,000 Without Electricity
So far around 13,000 people have been left without power as strong winds sweep across the country. The tail end of Hurricane Katia’s destruction has left Cavan, Longford, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal the worst hit by power outages. 2,000 customers in Dublin are also without power due to a failure in Coolmine.
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Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Frequent, often heavy showers of rain, sleet and snow will affect most parts this evening and overnight, but are likely to be most frequent across the northeast. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
