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Thousands Of Homes And Businesses In The North And West Without Power Following Storm Floris

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There are no weather warnings in place in Kildare, however two power outages have been reported

Around 8,000 homes and businesses are without power this morning.

Storm Floris made landfall overnight, bringing damaging gusts and localised flooding to some parts.

ESB crews are working to restore electricity faults, with Galway, Clare, Mayo and Donegal among the worst affected counties.

Status yellow wind and rain warnings are in place across the north and west.

There are no warnings in place for Kildare.

There are reports of a power outage near Ballykelly, with 130 customers affected.

A power outage has also been reported in Rathcoffey, with 62 customers affected.

You can check affected areas and estimated restoration times here.

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