Power outages across county Longford as Storm Amy causes substantial damage

There are hundreds of homes across county Longford hit by power outages as Storm Amy has caused substantial damage to the electricity network. 

ESB Networks crews and partner contractors have been deployed to assess the damage, make the network safe and restore electricity supply in challenging conditions. ESB Networks crews are mobilised and are working to restore power where it is safe to do so. 

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An ESB spokesperson said, "Our crews will continue the restoration for as long as possible but, with the difficult conditions, it is likely that the majority of customers will not have their power restored tonight."

The spokesperson continued, "We acknowledge the disruption to family and commercial life this causes and thank impacted customers for their patience as our crews work to safely restore power.   

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"We will update power estimated restoration times as soon as we have assessed the network, and these will be available to view on www.PowerCheck.ie.  

"We advise customers to sign up for our “Keep me Updated” service for power outages on www.PowerCheck.ie to receive theses status updates directly." 

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