Fallen Trees And Power Outages In The Midlands

Last night brought storm force winds to the region.

Almost 500 ESB customers in the midlands are without power this morning.

Parts of the region were hit with storm force winds and rain last night.

The worst affected areas are Edenderry and Lumcloon in Offaly, where 270 and 245 households respectively have no electricity.

The outages also affect 71 customers in Delvin, 81 in Castlecomer, and 49 in Clara.

ESB Networks says crews are working to repair faults, with power set to be restored between midday and 4 o'clock this evening.

The latest updates can be found on the ESB PowerCheck Map.

Motorists are also advised to take extreme caution on the roads, with reports of fallen trees in places.

 

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