Thousands Of Homes Across Ireland Without Power

Thousands of homes across the State are without power following a night of strong winds and heavy rain.

The stormy weather has continued today, with Dublin Airport reporting that 20 planes have had to be diverted over safety fears.

A status orange warning for wind remains in place for most of Ireland, with torrential rain and winds of up to 150km/h affecting large parts of the country.


ESB Networks have said that some 5,000 customers in the northwest are without an electricity supply, along with 3,000 in Donegal and 2,000 in Monaghan. There are also around 400 customers in Galway who have lost supply and approximately 300 in Wexford.

Eircom have also estimated that around 10,000 customers have been left without broadband services and fixed line telephones.

(MH)