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Storm Diana
4,500 households remain without power following Storm Diana
Earlier there were mass outages in the south of the country.
LAST UPDATE | 28 Nov 2018
IN THE REGION of 4,500 households remain without power following Storm Diana.
ESB Network crews have been working throughout the and have restored power to over 35,000 homes since this morning.
Earlier, around 40,000 homes were left without power, with ESB saying that would be the peak number of people affected.
Speaking on RTE’s Drivetime today, ESB spokesperson Derek Hynes said that he hoped that power would be restored to all affected households overnight.
As the storm abated earlier, ESB was able to deploy its network crews to restore power in southern areas, where it is safe to do so.
The ESB expects that the vast majority of the 19,000 homes, farms and businesses without power at present will have their supply restored by tonight.
ESB Networks issued the following warning in advance of the storm:
If you come across fallen trees be aware that there may be fallen wires. Please do not approach as the wires could be live and would be extremely dangerous.
Please stay clear and phone ESB Networks immediately on 1850 372 999, 021 238 2410.
A number of weather warnings from Met Éireann have took effect this morning as the tail end of Storm Diana hit Ireland, including a Status Orange wind warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford, Galway and Clare.
They have since been lifted.
With reporting from Daragh Brophy
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