Ophelia Fallout: Urgent appeal for blood while Councils prepare for another storm
There is now an urgent appeal for blood after clinics had to be cancelled due to yesterday’s storm. People are also facing a delay in accessing health and social care services due to a backlog from yesterday, And while the clean-up operation continues around the country, Councils here are also…
Scale of damage minimal but over 300 still without power in the NW
The ESB says that over 300 homes remain without power in the North West area today. While Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal escaped the brunt of yesterday’s storm, Councils, the ESB and the emergency services were still busy on the ground responding to incidents. Fifty two homes remain without power on…
Cartron electricity pole damaged in overnight accident
There was a single vehicle crash in Cartron overnight. A collision between a car and an electricity pole happened yesterday evening at about 8:10pm in Cartron. No one was injured in the incident. The ESB were called to facilitate the repair of the pole that was damaged in the accident…
Road at Cartron reopened following accident overnight
The road in Cartron has reopened this morning following an incident involving an electrical pole last night. Sometime before 9pm yesterday evening, an accident involving a car and an electricity pole in Cartron View, Sligo caused live electrical wires to come in contact with the road. No one was injured…
Small number of homes in county Sligo still without power
Most ESB customers in the North West have had their power restored but there are still around twenty homes in Sligo without power. Parts of north and and east Sligo remain without power but the ESB says it hopes to have it restored later today. It follows storm Dorris which…
ESB still working to restore power to hundreds in the region
About 400 people throughout South Donegal, Sligo and parts of Leitrim are still without electricity this evening in the aftermath of Storm Doris. But the number without power is coming down as ESB get more homes reconnected. There are still hundreds of people without power and the ESB have confirmed…
Storm update: Businesses forced to close as Storm Doris passes
Businesses are among those still affected in the aftermath of Storm Doris which has left thousands without electricity in the North West region. The Carraroe area of Sligo Town and the Sligo-Roscommon border area around Arigna have been the worst hit by electrical faults. The worst of Storm Doris has…