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62 local homes now four days without electricity

Oct 7, 2025 08:25
By Eoghan Murphy
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62 local homes now four days without electricity

They lost power last Friday after Storm Amy brought high winds to the area.

A total of 62 homes, farms and businesses in the Shannonside region have now been four days without electricity.

They lost power last Friday after Storm Amy brought high winds to the area.

The ESB says 10 customers in Carrigallen, 23 in Carrick-on-Shannon and 29 in Ballinameen, near Boyle, are still in waiting to have it restored.

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There are hopes they'll have power back tonight.

Carrigallen councillor Paddy O'Rourke says lessons haven't been learnt from previous storms:

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