This map from the ESB Networks website shows a cluster of power cuts in the south Dublin area.

Updated 5.44pm

THE ESB HAS said that power has been resorted to parts of south Dublin affected by outages earlier today.

Parts of Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 were affected by electricity outages with users taking to Twitter:

ESB Networks tweeted to say its crews were working hard and hoped to have power restored in time for the 6.1 news…

But they did even better than that as they tweeted a short time ago to say that power has been restored in the affected areas:

Meanwhile, the outages in Dublin 4 didn’t appear to affect the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium where Sligo secured a dramatic victory over Drogheda.

First published 4.50pm

As it happened: Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers, FAI Cup final

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