HOTELS, supermarkets, retail centres, and a cinema were all hit by a massive power shortage in Donegal’s largest town.
Some 1,180 homes and businesses in Letterkenny were without power today (Wednesday) when a major fault shut down supply from the Cullion power station.
It struck around 4.20pm and power remained out until 5.30pm.
Shoppers, guests in local hotels, and movie lovers were all affected during the rush hour outage.
Traffic gridlock at Letterkenny Retail Park. The town centre was hit by a power outage that shut down scores of businesses. Photo: Brian McDaid.
Movie fans revealed that they left a cinema because of the outage, while motorists were stuck in traffic gridlock with cars bumper to bumper in Letterkenny.
The ESB apologised for the loss of supply and said crews worked to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.