Nearly 70,000 households and businesses remain without electricity this evening following the chaos of Storm Isha.
ESB Networks have restored power to 167,000 customers across the day in the aftermath of Storm Isha, leaving roughly 68,000 without electricity this evening.
The company said it and its partner contractors will “work into the night to safely restore power to as many customers as possible”.
It noted however, that many households and businesses will remain without power overnight due “to the scale of the damage to the electricity network”.
It said customers in Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be most affected by the continued power outage.
The ESB also noted that the incoming arrival of Storm Jocelyn on Tuesday may impact work and delay power restoration.
“It is important that any impacted customers who use electrically powered medical devices contact their healthcare professional to make alternative arrangements if necessary,” it said.
Some big outages and will take days to resolve them all. https://t.co/dqgLudvtsM
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) January 22, 2024
Storm Isha, the tenth storm of the current weather season, has left a trail of destruction after battering the country overnight.
Almost 150 flights at Dublin Airport - 75 incoming and 73 departing - were cancelled yesterday and 35 flights were diverted to other airports because of strong winds.
Fallen trees and debris resulted in public transport delays across the country, including fallen trees delay railway routes to Westport, Cork and Kerry.
Storm Jocelyn
Met Éireann has issued a status Yellow wind warning for the entire country tomorrow as Storm Jocelyn arrives.
Status Yellow wind warnings have been issued for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo from midday on tomorrow until 5am on Wednesday.
There are similar, separate Status Yellow wind warnings Clare, Kerry, Galway and Mayo, as well as Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Roscommon.
A Status Orange wind warning has also been issued for Donegal from 6pm Tuesday to 2am on Wednesday.
Met Éireann has said there will be "very strong southwest to west winds with severe and damaging gusts."
Impacts could include large coastal waves, very difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and damage to already weakened structures.
A Status Orange wind warning has also been issued for Galway and Mayo from 6pm on Tuesday to midnight.
