HUNDREDS OF GALWAY HOMES STILL WITHOUT POWER

Date Published: 18-Jan-2009

Around 800 homes are still without power this morning [18/1] due to the bad weather conditions.As a result of yesterday's storm more than 8 thousand homes across the county and thousands more across the country were hit with electricity blackouts.ESB Crews have been working to try and restore the electricity supply to the remaining homes.The majority of houses without power today are in the Moycullen area with some other areas around the county affected also.A spokesperson for the ESB, says electricity should be restored to the remaining areas by this evening.