Storm Darragh: Calls to help those without power as outages expected to last into next week

Eva Osborne

People are being asked to help out others who may be stuck without heating due to power outages, after the ESB said it could be a couple of days before power is restored to all properties.

120,000 houses and businesses are still without power after Storm Darragh hit the country on Friday with winds of up to 140km/h.

Power has been restored to 275,000 homes during the course of Saturday, but some homes could be without power into the early days of next week.

Work will continue into Saturday to safely restore power, before starting first thing again on Sunday morning.

Have you lost power as a result of the storm? You can check this ESB powercheck map to see what areas of the country are affected by power outages, when they began, and their expected repair time.

You can enter your details under 'keep me updated', and you can be sent updates via text message or email.

Most faults leading to power outages across the country have an estimated repair time of 7pm on Sunday evening, but some are not expected to be corrected until Monday, Tuesday, or even Wednesday of next week.

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Faults in Kells, Co Meath, and Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, are not expected to be fixed until Monday evening at 7pm.

A similar story is true for areas in the west of the country, with clusters in Sligo, mainly in Ballytivnan, likely to not see power return until Wednesday at the latest.

Bangor Erris and Bellacorick in Co Mayo should be sorted out on Sunday, as well as Screeb, Parkmore, and Athenry in Co Galway, where hundreds of households have been left without power.

Down the south of the country, Hartnetts Cross and Whitechurch in Co Cork could be without power until Monday evening.

Dingle, Co Kerry, will likely see its power problems fixed on Sunday.

In Donegal, areas around Carndonagh, Moville, and Buncrana could be impacted by power outages until Monday or Tuesday.

The ESB said: "We're assessing the damage to the electricity network caused by the recent weather event. We'll provide updates on the estimated restoration times as soon as crews have evaluated impacted areas. Thank you for your understanding."