Approximately 35,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power as a result of Storm Darragh.
As of 7am on Monday, ESB Networks teams have restored power to 360,000 customers since Saturday morning.
The areas most affected are in the North west, midlands and southeast.
ESB Networks warned that the “severity and significant scale of the damage” done by Storm Darragh may see some customers without power for approximately a week. “The assessment of the extent of damage is continuing,” the company said.
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Train lines have reopened in Northern Ireland but thousands of homes remain without power following Storm Darragh. Gusts of up to 112km/h (70m/h) caused extensive damage to the electricity network in the province, with 48,000 customers losing power at the peak of the storm.
Co Antrim saw the most impact, with power station EP Ballylumford temporarily halting electricity generation on Saturday following damage to a chimney and scores of roads blocked by fallen trees.
From 3pm on Friday to 6am on Sunday, 1,336 incidents were reported on Northern Ireland’s roads – 1,000 of which were caused by fallen trees and branches. A bus also crashed close to Belfast International Airport and a loyalist mural in north Belfast was damaged.
On Sunday morning public transport provider Translink said all rail lines were open, although some speed restrictions were in place.
At the storm’s peak on Friday night, winds of 111km/h were recorded at Mace Head, Co Galway with gusts reaching 141km/h. These were the strongest winds recorded in Ireland since Storm Ellen in August 2020.
At the storm’s peak on Friday night, winds of 111km/h were recorded at Mace Head, Co Galway with gusts reaching 141km/h. These were the strongest winds recorded in Ireland since Storm Ellen in August 2020.
Wind gust speeds of 124km/h were recorded at Knock airport in Co Mayo, while they reached 122km/h at Roches Point and Sherkin Island in Co Cork; 120km/h at Shannon Airport in Co Clare, 115km/h at Cork Airport and 113km/h at Dublin Airport.
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