THERE are currently 502 people without electricity in Dungloe. The electricity outage was reported at 2.52am this morning and it is estimated to be restored by 12.45pm today. A spokesperson from ESB said: “We apologise for the loss of supply. We are currently working to repair a fault affecting your premises and will restore power […]
Graduates from Donegal commence ESB’s Development Programme
GRADUATES from Donegal are among those taking part in this year’s ESB Graduate Development Programme. Joining over 100 graduates from Irish and international third-level institutions, graduates will be placed across the fields of engineering, IT, HR, commercial, marketing and finance. The tailored programme offers each graduate the opportunity to gain experience by working on challenging […]
Planned power outage in South West Donegal affects local homes and businesses
By Tara McCormack Residents and businesses in the southwest of Donegal, particularly in the Killybegs area, are being advised of a planned power outage due to scheduled improvement and maintenance works by ESB Networks. According to the latest updates from ESB Networks power checks, the outage was reported at 23:49 on August 15, 2024. Advertisement […]
65,000 smart meters installed across Donegal
ARE you a lark or an owl? Either way you can save money on your energy bill. Your tendency to wake early in the morning or not sleep until late at night is called your chronotype, but whether you are one or the other you can use it to your economic advantage by saving money […]
Power outage hits ESB customers in Gaoth Dobhair
Up to thirty ESB customers remain without power in the Gaoth Dobhair area this morning following a fault. The ESB say they hope to have power restored by later this morning. At one stage, 90 homes and businesses were without power after a fault was reported just before 8am.
Contractor appointed for demolition and site clearance works at ESB site
Letterkenny Municipal District Members visited the former ESB site at the Port Road on Tuesday to receive a briefing on demolition works that commenced this week. Mayor of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, Cllr Kevin Bradley welcomed the works and said: “This is an important milestone for the Letterkenny 2040 programme and will facilitate wider development of […]
Delayed repair to public streets lights
AS a result of the recent storms and power outages, the ESB has issued a Safety Notice prohibiting any activity on its network. This has resulted in the delayed repair of public street lights. A Council spokesperson said: “It would appear that in some locations there are significant numbers of lights out “in a row” […]
More power cuts leave parts of Glencolmcille and Buncrana without supply
By Diarmaid Doherty Around 250 homes and businesses are without electricity at present in the Glencolmcille and Buncrana areas after a serious of power cuts this morning. In Glencolmcille 75 customers have no power while in Buncrana, three separate faults reported this morning have left 176 customers with no electricity. Advertisement At one stage this […]
Storm Clean-up operation continues
By Diarmaid Doherty DONEGAL County Council say the clean-up and recovery operations following this week’s heavy storms are likely to continue for the rest of this week. The county is still recovering from the widespread damage caused after Storm Isha battered much of Donegal for several hours on Sunday night. Advertisement Many homes and businesses […]
25,000 customers still without power after storm Isha
There are still around 25,000 customers without power across Donegal in the aftermath of Storm Isha. The main areas where customers remain without power include Moville (approx. 16,000 customers), Carndonagh (approx. 1,900 customers), Milford (approx. 1,400 customers), Stranorlar (approx. 1,400 customers) and other parts of the county such as Cullion, Buncrana and Ballyshannon. “All available […]