The Castlerea man was selected as one of the Taoiseach's 11 nominees for the Seanad on Friday.

The company initially said this week that its users would have to shoulder extra costs - but has since said a review of charges won't happen until October 2026.

Sinn Féin's Martin Kenny has labelled the Government's response to the ongoing crisis as 'disastrous'.

The business has been based in a listed building on The Square, which was built in 1911.

A number of trees have been down along the track recently however most have now been cleared.

At one stage 768,000 premises were without electricity after the record-breaking winds of Storm Éowyn last month.

The Drumard man will repose at Glennon's Funeral Home, Longford from 12 noon with prayers at 3 o'clock.

Simon Harris was questioned on the issue by Roscommon-Galway TD Michael Fitzmaurice in the Dáil