Electricity restored to 300 homes across Galway following storm
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Up to 300 ESB customers across the county who were without power following yesterday's storm have had their supply restored.
Most of the affected customers had their electricity restored by last evening- with Moycullen, Roundstone and Cashal the worst affected areas.A spokesperson for ESB told Galway Bay fm news that crews are still working on repairing a number of minor faults.Meanwhile, this morning's high-tide came and went without incident.Seapoint Promenade from Grattan Road to the Atlantaquaria has re-opened to traffic this morning following a major clean-up operation.However, the city council is advising motorists that there are still some small areas of spot flooding along the coast road through Salthill, and Rockbarton West at the Salthill Hotel is still closed.Gardai in Clifden are urging motorists to exercise extreme caution due to surface water and sleet on the roads this morning.
In the townland of Ervellagh, west of Roundstone, roads have been torn up by the storm and up to 10 houses are currently cut off as a result.Meanwhile, MET Éireann is warning of an ongoing threat of coastal flooding in the West due to a combination of high winds and high tides forecast for the region. Nationally, clean-up operations are continuing in Clare, Limerick and Cork following extensive storm damage. CEO of the Cork Business Association, Donal Healy, says they're operating a text alert system to alert businesses to high-tides.