Approximately 30,000 households remain without power, with some expected to be without electricity over Saturday night in the wake of Storm Betty.
As of early Saturday evening, ESB networks said that 30,000 of their customers remain without electricity – and the severity of the damage means that some will remain without power overnight.
ESB networks said that all available resources have been deployed and crews will continue to work late into the night to restore electricity.Damage from the storm has also felled trees, blocking roads and in some cases damaging vehicles.
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