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 […]
Over 40,000 ESB customers without power in Donegal
ESB crews are this morning working to repair faults all over Donegal where over 40,000 customers remain without power this Monday morning. Nationally, there are over 235,000 homes and businesses without power. Power outages were reported in west Donegal shortly after tea-time on Sunday as the storms began to hit the county. Advertisement The county […]
Thousands without power as ESB warn of more outages
Storm force winds associated with Storm Isha have caused damage to the electricity network across the country with thousands without power in Donegal. There are almost 3,000 premises in the Milford area without power while 1,600 are without electricity in the Creeslough area. In the Rossgeir area near Lifford 1,895 ESB customers are without power, […]
Thunderstorms forecast for Donegal as more homes left without power
By Diarmaid Doherty Heavy winds have caused further power outages in Donegal today with homes and businesses in the Glenties/Ardara area affected. There has been thunder and lightning in parts of the county this morning and a new weather warning for thunderstorms is in place until 9pm tonight. Hail showers have also hit different areas […]
UPDATE: Power outages in Donegal as heavy winds continue
By Diarmaid Doherty There were power outages across Donegal today as heavy winds continue to batter many parts of the county. Motorists across Donegal are urged to drive with extra care this morning with fallen branches and debris on many roads following strong overnight winds. Advertisement It remains stormy across the county and the wind […]
IDA granted planning for Letterkenny development
by Louise Doyle DONEGAL County Council has granted planning permission to IDA Ireland for a development in Letterkenny. The development comprises construction of a new advanced building solution consisting of office and light industrial/production spaces and vehicular/pedestrian access. Advertisement Also included is car parking, cycle shelters, landscaping and an independent ESB substation and switch room […]