ESB Networks has said that approximately 700 customers are still without power more than two weeks after Storm Éowyn hit Ireland. The storm, which brought hurricane-force winds and massive waves, caused widespread damage to the electricity network. While the majority of power has been restored, the company urged customers who are still experiencing outages to report them.
Services across more than 768,000 homes, farms, schools and businesses were affected following the storm.‘The constant curse of Dublin’: Marlborough Street is prime example of urban neglect“Given the extensive damage to the electricity network and the volume of repairs completed, we are asking that if customers have not previously reported loss of power to please contact us.”
The statement marks an end to a prolonged period of power outages across much of the country in the wake of the extreme weather event. Technicians had come in from Austria, Finland, the UK, Germany and Norway to assist in the worst affected areas. They supplemented about 2,500 local ESB crews and partner contactors as well as retied workers.
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