‘It’s day 16 without power. It’s like living in the Twilight Zone’
A Leitrim woman has described living without power for 16 days as “surreal”, saying it feels like “living in the Twilight Zone”.
While power has been restored to over 764,000 homes, farms, and businesses since the record-breaking storm hit on January 24th, the impact of Storm Éowyn is still being felt by 3,500 customers who remain without electricity supply.
Some customers have been told they may see their estimated restoration times change over the coming days as ESB Networks make progress to repair the extensive damage in the areas with the largest number of faults.
The latest update for some households in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, is that their power is expected to be restored by 9pm on Sunday.
However, one local told BreakingNews.ie that this will not come to fruition, as the fault is not currently being dealt with.
“It’s like you go through the seven stages of grief. At times you’re like: It’s grand, it’s fine. We’re managing.’ And other days you’re thinking: ‘What are we…
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