The army is needed to help restore power for families affected by Storm Éowyn, according to a local TD.
Sinn Féin's Martin Kenny has labelled the Government's response to the ongoing crisis as 'disastrous'.
It comes as the Shannonside region was one of the worst impacted areas of the country with over a thousand still left without electricity.
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He is demanding the army be brought in to assist ESB crews with the clean-up and repair of power lines.
