Almost 1,700 premises without power today
Almost 1,700 premises in the north west are without power this afternoon The worst hit area due to Storm Aiden is in and around Kilcar where 1,582 homes and businesses are without electricity. A further 80 are affected around Manorhamilton, and 37 in the Bundoran area. ESB crews are out in…
Thousands of homes without power across the region this morning
Thousands of homes and businesses across the north west are without power this morning. Storm Ellen made landfall last night bringing trees onto the road and knocking out powerlines. ESB and local authorities are out in force this morning attempting to repair as many faults as quickly as possible. Power…
Almost 1,400 hit by power outage around Collooney, Co Sligo.
Almost 1,400 ESB customers are without power in the Collooney area of County Sligo because of a fault. Power is expected to be restored after 4 o’clock this afternoon.
Power and water supply outages in Leitrim
176 premises are without power in north Leitrim this afternoon. 106 customers are affected around Manorhamilton and a further 70 in and around Glenade. Power is expected to return by around 5pm this evening. While a number of peoples water by Glenade and surrounding areas are without water as maintenance…
Status Yellow alert issued for north west
The ESB’s urging people to charge mobile phones and check torch batteries incase of power cuts this evening. A Status Yellow Thunder alerts have been issued by Met Éireann for the north west. Lightning strikes knocked out supply to thousands of homes last night, and more storms are forecast today.…
ESB shines a light with Covid-19 fund
The ESB has launched a special Covid-19 response emergency fund for the communities surrounding its wind farms across the island of Ireland and the UK, including a number of local wind farms such as the Garvagh Glebe and Black Banks in Leitrim, Carrane Hill in Sligo. And Tullynaha in North…
178 premises without power this morning
The high winds over the past day have caused a number of power outages in the region. 178 premises in counties Sligo and Leitrim are without electricity this morning. 62 buildings are affected around Tubbercurry and a further 65 in the townland of Aghgad, power is hoped to be restored…