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06 Sept 2025

Laois homes without power until February while ESB restore Storm Éowyn outages

Hundreds of Laois homes are still without power following damage caused by Storm Éowyn

250  ESB customers without power in Ballyshannon

Hundreds of ESB customers across Laois remain without power three days on from Storm Éowyn.

Over 870 customers across Laois have lost their power due to damaged power lines during Storm Éowyn last Friday.

ESB Networks have apologised to affected customers, with many outages expected to remain until January 30 and February 1.

Power is expected to return on the January 29 to Rathdowney, Mountrath, Stradbally, Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountmellick.

In Borris in Ossory, power is not expected to return until the January 30, with Cooleraine customers expected to wait until February 1. 

Here is a breakdown of affected customers by Laois towns: 

Portarlington- 29- customers- expected return on Jan 29

Portarlington- 336 customers- expected return on Jan 27

Mountmellick- 282 customers- expected return on Jan 29

Rathdowney- 14 customers, expected return on Jan 29

Durrow- 10 customers, expected return on Jan 29

Borris in Ossory- 55 customers, expected return on Jan 30

Cooleraine- 56 customers- expected return on Feb 1

Mountrath- 44 customers- expected return on Jan 29

Pallas- 12 customers- expected return on Jan 27

Stradbally- 21 customers- expected return on Jan 29

Portlaoise- 11 customers- expected return on Jan 27

Over 246,000 customers across the country still remain without power. 

For more updates on Storm Éowyn aftermath, keep an eye on the Leinster Express / Laois Live homepage.

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