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30,000 Premises In Clare Without Power For Second Day In Aftermath Of Storm Éowyn

Cleanup efforts are continuing across Clare in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

Last night over 30,000 homes, farms and businesses remained without power for a second day following one of the most severe weather events the county has seen.

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At the height of the storm, Shannon Airport recorded gusts of 137 Kilometres an hour, while over 44,000 premises in Clare were left without electricity.

At lunchtime yesterday as the weather alert expired this number reduced to 37,000 and as of this morning power has been restored to 14,000 premises.

ESB crews were out again at first light this morning with the assistance of helicopter crews to identify major damages and outages.

ESB Technical Manager, Michael Sammin, says these additional crews will help restore power to priority areas of the network, which will aid in wider restoration efforts which will continue through the weekend.

Meanwhile, Clare County Council engineering crews are continuing the clean up operation across the Banner county.

150 personnel responded to incidents yesterday while Clare County Fire Service remain on standby today.

The road alongside the collapsed sea wall in Cappagh, Kilrush has remained closed as a precaution, with works to begin the reconstruction of the wall set to begin on Monday.

Efforts are also continuing to clear extensive debris from the pier in Liscannor.

Senior Engineer with Clare County Council, Cyril Feeney, claims clearing fallen trees from the county’s roads network remains the priority.

He says there is light at the end of the tunnel with the majority of the county’s roads clear, however regional roads in the east of the county may remain impassable until tomorrow.

Elsewhere, Met Eireann has issued another weather alert for the Banner county for Sunday.

The low level yellow warning is due to come into effect tomorrow morning from 6am to 6pm.

The forecaster has warned of difficult travelling conditions and further damage to already weakened structures caused by storm Éowyn.

Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly says people should make every effort to assess any damage from yesterday’s storm, before the weather changes again tonight;

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