Tens of thousands of customers are still without power this morning as Storm Éowyn still leaves its mark on Ireland.
285 contractors from Austria, Finland, France and Britain are on the ground in the worst affected areas.
They've joined over 2,500 ESB Networks crews who have already returned electricity to 692,000 homes, farms and businesses.
ESB Networks Regional Manager Siobhan Wynn said work will continue to get power back.
“We do know… that we will be still restoring customers into next week,” she said.
“At this stage, it's difficult just to give exact dates, but we are updating power check as we refine that process and get more accurate times for people.”
ESB Networks crews and partner contractors. 25/01/2025 Picture: Michael O'Sullivan /OSMMayo TD Rose Conway Walsh said her county is impacted badly by power outages.
“[it’s] horrendously bad,” she said. “We are now in the seventh day going on to the eighth day without electricity, without water and without communication in too many areas in Mayo.
“So people are really, really disturbed at this point and really despairing [at] trying to get reconnected.”
Nine schools damaged by Storm Éowyn have been given guidance and support.
The Department of Education says all nine remain open while the necessary repairs are being put in place.
It says insurance is the main avenue for addressing damage, such as that caused by storms.
The Department’s Planning and Building Unit will continue to provide guidance and support to any schools that contact it.
Workers clearing a fallen tree on Grove Park Drive in Dublin. Sunday January 26, 2025. Image: PA Images / Alamy
