ESB crews work to restore power to homes across Galway
Galway Bay fm newsroom - More than 500 ESB customers across the county are without electricity this afternoon as a result of windy weather conditions.
The areas worst affected are Renvyle and Clifden, where over 350 customers are without power.A number of customers in Recess, Peterswell and Kiltartan are also without supply, but ESB teams in the Gort area have rectified most of the faults.Crews are continuing work to restore service to the remaining affected customers.Nationally, the ESB is working to restore power in a number of areas across the west and south west as a result of the adverse conditions.It follows MET Eireann's status orange weather alert for the county- with gusts of 100 to 130 kilometers expected over the weekend.The national forecaster is warning of possible spot flooding and thundery downpours for the rest of the day.