The government announced last month that households would get 600 euro worth of electricity credits during this winter and spring.

The fuel merchant says people are worried about the threat of power outages

The Power Station must be considered for use if the country is facing severe power shortages this winter according to Minister Burke.

The outage was first reported after 6am this morning.

The local MEP says rural homes must be prioritised over data centres.

The majority of the local outages in the region were in the North Longford area.

No-one was injured in the incident which occurred just after midday.

The outage was reported just after midday.