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Around 13,000 homes and businesses across Ireland remain without electricity as cleanup efforts continue following Storm Amy, which battered the country with severe winds and rain. While crews have made significant progress restoring power—down from 49,000 outages earlier this morning—some households may remain in the dark into next week, particularly in the hardest-hit areas of Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon, Galway, and …

The National Development Plan (NDP) is the Irish Government’s long-term strategy for investing in infrastructure essential to the country’s growth and wellbeing. First launched in 1988, it has been revised multiple times to address emerging national needs. The current iteration extends through 2040, outlining major investments in critical services such as transport, electricity, water, and housing. The government is now …

The impact of Storm Éowyn was all-pervasive, with an estimated 74,000 homes, farms, and businesses still without electricity, and tens of thousands still disconnected from broadband services. Utility companies and the government have been hard at work to restore the vital services, but frustration among residents and business owners is on the rise. Eir confirmed around 20,000 customers mainly in …

Restoration Efforts Continue; Over 100,000 Households Remain Without Power after Storm Éowyn ESB Networks Managing Director Nicholas Tarrant said it is proving challenging to restore power to more than 100,000 customers seven days into the power outage caused by Storm Éowyn. He said while the dates are still difficult to provide, he can confirm that reconnecting almost 108,000 premises will …