A total of 854 homes and businesses are without power this morning in Portlaoise and close to Ballyragget on the south county boundary.
ESB crews are working to restore power to the homes and businesses across Laois, with houses and businesses expected to be without a power supply until this afternoon.
Outages are now affecting around 360 properties in Portlaoise and a further 548 between Durrow and Ballyragget.
Earlier faults caused a power cut for 1,000 properties in Abbeyleix and a number of properties across the midlands were affected.
“The primary reason is fallen trees onto overhead wires – which have been weather impacted,” an ESB spokesperson said.
There were a total of 112 small incidents around the country, which resulted in 16,500 premises having their electricity supply interrupted.
Fourteen houses in Mountrath, close to the Rushin Road had power restored recently.
A further 37 houses near Curragh in Mountrath were without power until 12.30 today.
A total of 298 houses on the Portlaoise to Abbeyleix road, near Raheen, are expected to be without power until lunchtime today.
A further 369 houses near Cullohill also experienced power supply interruption and were without power until approximately 1.15 pm today.
A truck stuck on the Swan road out of Abbeyleix
ESB urges customers to check if their neighbours are without power, or if your street lighting is not working. If either of these is the case, call the 1850 372 999 to report a service interruption.
Homeowners should also check if their trip switch is in the ‘on’ position or if your fuses have blown.
If your trip switch has operated or a fuse has blown, turn off all your appliances before resetting the switch or replacing the fuse.
Sometimes the ESB Networks’ Main Fuse in your home or building may have blown.
Call the number above to report the problem.
Snowfall and freezing conditions have made roads dangerous during the current coldsnap.
We’ve received a report about a tree down between Durrow and Abbeyleix which is understood to be affecting power lines there.
More to follow…
