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One week until power will be restored to all ESB customers across Shannonside region

Jan 25, 2025 12:25 By Shannonside News
One week until power will be restored to all ESB customers across Shannonside region
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Close to 30,000 homes in the Shannonside region are still impacted by power outages.

It will be a week before power is restored to all Shannonside customers after Storm Éowyn, according to the ESB.

Close to 30,000 homes in the Shannonside region are still impacted by power outages.

We have seen the worst of Storm Éowyn, but the aftermath is still being felt by many homes across the region.

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Close to 30,000 power outages have been reported by the ESB for Shannonside customers.

Roscommon and Leitrim are among the worst affected, with 20,000 power outages across the two counties.

Over 11,000 are impacted in Co. Roscommon, with Arigna holding a high amount of blackouts, at 6,900.

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Plenty of homes have had their power restored, however, with electricity supply back up and running for 1,474 ESB customers in Arigna.

In Co. Leitrim, a total of 8,240 are now without power, with the ESB promising to restore supply as soon as they have assessed all damages.

Longford is the county with the lowest number of power outages in the region, at 6,000, including 3,598 in Longford Town and 1,300 in Edgeworthstown.

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In total, just over 26,000 homes remain impacted by Storm Éowyn.

Jarlath Doyle from ESB Networks says it will take some time to fix all the faults.

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Cathal Nolan, from Ireland's Weather Channel, says another storm could be on the way tomorrow.

Longford town man Gerry Warnock says he had a near-miss in yesterday's storm.

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Brendan Barry is a councillor in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. He has an update from his area.

John Keogh is a councillor in south Roscommon and he is one of many without power. He says his area has been badly hit by the storm.

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