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Almost 60,000 remain without power on island of Ireland after Storm Eowyn

Engineers working to restore supply are being supported by counterparts from Great Britain and Europe.

By contributor By David Young, PA
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ESB Networks crew working to restore power in Avoca Avenue in Blackrock
Thousands of customers are still without power after Storm Eowyn (Brian Lawless/PA)

Almost 60,000 energy customers remain without power on the island of Ireland more than a week on from Storm Eowyn.

On Saturday, engineers in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, supported by counterparts from Great Britain and continental Europe, continued work to restore supply to those who remain disconnected.

Around 56,000 homes, farms, schools and businesses were without supply south of the border on Saturday.

In Northern Ireland, the figure had dropped to 3,000.

Since last Friday’s destructive storm, power has been restored to 712,000 customers in the Republic of Ireland while 282,000 have been reconnected north of the border.

The number of properties without water supply has fallen below 460 in the Republic of Ireland.

NIE Networks is working to reconnect supply to the remaining 3,000 without power by Monday.

ESB Networks expected supply to be reconnected to the 56,000 properties over the course of the coming week.

Ireland’s National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) met again on Saturday to coordinate efforts to restore services.

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