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LISTEN: The wait goes on for 4,000 Shannonside customers still without electricity after storm

Dec 10, 2024 13:21 By Eoghan Murphy
LISTEN: The wait goes on for 4,000 Shannonside customers still without electricity after storm
There's still a big fault outside Carrick-on-Shannon
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Some of the faults aren't expected to be fixed until tomorrow evening.

Over 4,000 homes and businesses in the Shannonside region are still without power - three days after Storm Darragh caused severe damage to powerlines.

Some of the faults aren't expected to be fixed until tomorrow evening.

Storm Darragh arrived last Friday night, bringing wind speeds of around 140 kilometres an hour.

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ESB crews have been working since Saturday to restore the power faults, but there are still blackouts throughout the region, especially in rural areas.

One of them is Carmel Canning Neary - she and her family have had to leave house temporarily, going from Scramogue, near Strokestown, to nearby Slatta.

She has been speaking to our reporter, Eoghan Murphy.

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In total, there are almost 2,400 homes and businesses in Co Roscommon without power.

That includes almost 1,000 between Carrick-on-Shannon and Elphin, and 375 in Boyle.

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There are nearly 1,500 without power in Co Leitrim, including 399 around Ballinamore, over 400 in Mohill, and over 200 in the Carrigallen region.

Co Longford has only 177 without power, with small blackouts in Kenagh, Longford town, Ballinalee and Drumlish.

 

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