Large number of homes and premises still without power
There are still 550 local homes and businesses without power this morning as a result of damage caused by recent storms. The areas impacted included Aghagad in Sligo, Ballyshannon, Donegal Town, and Glenties in County Donegal. While the Arigna area that takes in part of Sligo, Leitrim and…
North West braces itself for another storm
The country’s braced for yet another battering from strong winds. As the clear up continues after Storm Isha – Storm Jocelyn is now on its way. Met Éireann has issued Status Orange wind warnings for Donegal, Galway and Mayo from 6pm this evening. The rest of the country will be…
Over 8,000 premises remain without power across the region
There are still over 8,000 homes and premises without electricity this afternoon as ESB look to repair the damages caused by storm ISHA over night The ESB Power check map indicates that the worst affected areas are Aghagad, Arigna and Killybegs areas. These regions also covers a number…
ESB outages reported in several areas locally as a result of Storm Isha
There are thousands of homes and businesses without power right across the North West this afternoon. There are significant power outages in some areas. Areas impacted include Collooney in Sligo, and Manorhamilton in County Leitrim. Other areas impacted included Drumkeerin, Dowra, Ballytivnan ,Gurteen, Ballintogher, Tubbercurry, Donegal Town…
Power outages impacting large number of properties in South Donegal
It’s estimated that over 1,500 properties have been impacted by a power outage in the Killybegs area of Donegal this morning. The outage was reported shortly after 9.30 this morning. The ESB Networks has confirmed that it is aware of the issue and have personnel working on repairs.…
Leitrim County Council unsatisfied with response regarding lengthy power cut
The response from the ESB regarding a nine-hour power outage some months ago has been labelled unsuitable by Leitrim County Council. The matter was discussed at the last meeting of Manorhamilton Municipal District. The council felt that the answer given regarding the lengthy power cut didn’t deal with the matter…
Leitrim Councillor calls for greater regulation of energy sector
A Leitrim councillor says the energy regulator should take a no nonsense approach with energy providers that have customers out of pocket. The warning from Councillor Padraig Fallon comes hot on the heels of confirmation from SSE Airtricity to credit all domestic customers in the Republic with a 34…