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The ESB has reported that 4,500 farms and homes are still without power in the wake of Storm Eleanor.
The status orange storm brought wind speeds of up to 155km/h in Mayo and left a trail of fallen trees and debris.
Mayo had the largest number of customers without electricity
At it’s peak, 150,000 farms, homes and businesses were left without electricity. Mayo had the largest number of customers without electricity, with around 10,000 still disconnected on Wednesday morning, according to ESB Networks.
The ESB has managed to restore power to the majority of homes despite difficult weather conditions, as a status orange and yellow wind warning was still in place until 2pm on Wednesday.
High winds and rain forecast again for tomorrow
The power company hopes to restore power to the remaining homes and stated: “ESB Networks’ teams from less impacted areas of the country have been deployed to assist colleagues in the worst impacted areas.
“With high winds and rain forecast again for tomorrow, further outages can be expected and we wish to remind members of the public to remain alert to damage to the electricity network.”
ESB Networks has advised anyone coming across damaged lines not to go near them and keep children and animals away. Customers of any electricity supplier can check if their fault is already recorded at www.powercheck.ie or call 1850 372 999 to report new outages.
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