Storm Darragh: Met Éireann forecasters upgrade six counties to Status Red wind warning, Christmas events cancelled
Dozens of flights cancelled to and from Ireland on SaturdayMajor disruption to public transport Work to restore power to premises may take ‘number of days’ – ESB
Storm Darragh causes power outages and damage across Ireland
Around 325,000 homes, businesses and farms remained without power on Saturday in the aftermath of Storm Darragh with restoration work expected to take a number of days.
395,000 customers woke up without power this morning and around 70,000 have since had power restored.
All weather warnings have now expired as the storm passes and work is under way to restore power to the impacted households.
Mace Head in Co Galway saw gusts of 141kmh recorded by Met Éireann. Gusts of 120kmh were reported at Shannon in Co Clare and gusts of 115kmh were reported in Co Cork.
The ESB has said the impact of Storm Darragh was greater than that of Storm Ophelia in 2017, when 385,000 customers experienced power cuts.
“Significant numbers of impacted customers will have…
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