The storm wreaked havoc across the country on Friday, January 24, leaving over 700,000 homes and businesses without power at its peak, and power outages initially expected to last nearly two weeks.
The worst impacted areas are in the west, with Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, and Donegal worst affected, as well as Cavan and Longford.
While the vast majority of homes have finally gotten their power and water back following the storm, over 25,000 remain without power.
On Tuesday morning, ESB regional manager Siobhan Wynne said that despite over 3,000 crew members working on the ground for restorations, it will still take a number of days before everyone has power again.
"We have all of our resources working right over the weekend and again out working this morning, "Ms Wynne told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland.
"We have almost 3,000 people working around, including our own crews and crews from international facilities, and we have additional crews coming in from Northern Ireland [working to restore power]."
When asked if there is a timeline for all places to have their power back, Ms Wynne said that while the majority of homes that remain without power will have it restored in the coming days, there will be some places that will remain without power until the end of the week and into the weekend.
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‘Currently, I think it will go into the end of the week [Friday] and into the weekend,’ Ms Wynne said. ‘We’ll hope to update PowerCheck with the most up-to-date information then.’
Over 700,000 homes were left without power during the storm’s height, and nearly two weeks later some 25,000 homes and businesses are still without power — with ESB regional manager Siobhán Wynne saying that some places may still be without power until the end of the week. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
In an update posted to Twitter (X) on Monday night, ESB confirmed that over 2,800 crew members were working nationwide, and said the crews are working "relentlessly" to restore power.
As of Sunday, 400 premises remained without water. Uisce Éireann teams are continuing their efforts to
restore supply.
"ESB Networks has restored supply to 738,000 customers impacted by Storm Éowyn, approx. 30,000 customers remain without power as of 6:00pm (Monday),’ an ESB spokesperson wrote. ‘As we continue the restoration of power supply, we’d like to reassure the remaining impacted customers that our crews, contract partners and utilities from across Europe are working relentlessly to restore power to everyone.
"More than 2800 crew members are deployed to areas across the country, supported by over 1,300 staff coordinating design, damage assessment, and providing customer support. We’ve doubled our contact centre team, managing circa 250,000 calls to date. Our commitment to restoring electricity to all customers safely remains our top priority. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
"Always remember to stay safe and stay clear of fallen electricity wires. In an emergency contact ESB Networks on 1800 372 999.
"The ESB have said that 25,000 homes and businesses who remain without power following Storm Éowyn may still be without power until this weekend."
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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