1,500 local homes without power for second day due to Storm Barra

Close to 1,500 people remain without power for a second day in the Shannonside Northern Sound region following Storm Barra.

Leitrim remains the county hit hardest in the region, with 1,212 homes and businesses still without electricity following the two day storm.

226 homes are waiting for the power to be restored in parts of Roscommon, while there are still a handful of outages in Cavan and Longford.

Nationally, 8,000 homes and businesses are still without power this morning.