Storm Ashley leaves thousands of homes, farms and businesses without power across Clare

Almost 2,000 homes and businesses across County Clare are without power this Sunday evening as Storm Ashley continues to make its way across the country.

In an update, ESB Networks says around 53,000 homes, farms and businesses have been impacted by the storm predominantly in counties along the Western Seaboard, including Clare.

It says the worst impacted areas include Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Clare and Kerry, as well as North Cork and North Dublin.

In Clare, the largest outages are located in the Bridgetown area where more than 500 customers are impacted, Tulla where nearly 200 customers are without power and the Aran Islands where 245 customers are without power. 

"ESB Networks crews and contractors are deployed and restoring power in impacted areas where it is safe to do so. Further outages in the coming hours can be expected as the storm tracks north, with Met Éireann wind warnings remaining in place until the early hours of tomorrow morning," said a spokesperson.

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ESB Networks says its teams are closely monitoring storm impact on power supplies and all available resources remain on alert to respond to faults where safe to do so.

"While crews and contractors will work to restore supply to as many homes, farms and businesses as possible through this evening, significant numbers of customers in these counties are likely to be without supply overnight," said the spokesperson.  

Impacted customers who use electrically-powered medical devices are being advised to contact their healthcare professional to make alternative arrangements if necessary.

See PowerCheck.ie and ESBNetworks.ie for updates.