ESB profits criticised by Sligo councillor
A Sligo councillor has criticised further profits announced by the ESB. It comes as the ESB announced a rise in operating profits hitting 847 million euro, which is an increase of almost 25 percent from 679 million euro from the end of December 2021. Electric Ireland have also said they…
Donegal Councillor claims power outages is causing frustration
It’s been claimed that people working from home in Ballyshannon are losing a day’s work over frequent power outages in the area. Frustration in the community is said to be growing over the issue with businesses impacted and some equipment damaged as a result. The ESB is being…
ESB working to restore power across the North West
ESB crews are working to restore power to over 130 premises in Sligo There are 88 in Ballaghadereen, 26 in Cooloney and 17 in Manorhamilton. According to the ESB, faults have been restored in Enniscrone. It’s expected that power will be restored to all homes and premises later this afternoon…
Donegal TD calls for windfalls taxes after ESB report latest profits
A Donegal TD says news of the ESB’s profit margin for the first half of 2022 will be stomach churning for people that have to choose between food, fuel or energy. The ESB Group’s reported a profit after tax of 390 million euro for the first half of the…
ESB crews continue to repair damage caused by storm Franklin
ESB Crews are working today to restore power to a number of homes and businesses in Sligo and Leitrim. The areas in question have been left with power due to storms caused by Storm Franklin. As of this morning there are approximately 500 customers without supply in the…
ESB restore power to 11,000 premises in North West
The Storm force winds associated with Storm Franklin overnight have caused damage to the electricity network, and currently 18,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power, predominantly in the Northwest. The EBB say crews have made progress in restoring supply to approximately 11,000 homes, farms and businesses. …
Storm Franklin leaves several homes without power in the North West
There are a large number of premises with power this morning right across the region as a result of damage caused by Storm Franklin. Homes and business premises in areas such as Collooney, Enniscrone, in Sligo. Ballyshannon, Donegal, Kilcar, and Glenties in Donegal. Along with Manorhamilton in Leitrim all…