Thousands remain without power after Storm Ashley
Thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday night after Storm Ashley swept across the island of Ireland.
The hazardous conditions saw dozens of flights cancelled, including at airports in Dublin and Belfast.
The first named storm of the season also forced the postponement of several sporting fixtures, including a number of county finals.
ESB Networks said 16,000 customers were without power as of 7am on Monday.
The west coast was worst affected although north Dublin also experienced significant outages.
The number without power had been 53,000 earlier on Sunday.
In a statement on Sunday night, ESB Networks said: “Our crews remain mobilised and will continue working on power restoration to homes, farms and businesses for another number of hours tonight.
“They will mobilise before first light tomorrow in impacted areas.”
In Northern Ireland, NIE Networks said that at 9.45pm fewer than 1,500…
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