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• 285 skilled contractors from Austria, Finland, France and Great Britain are now on the ground in the worst impacted areas while further support is arriving from Germany, Netherlands and Norway over the coming days 
• Storm Éowyn brought unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure. As of 5.15pm (Thursday), ESB Networks has restored supply to 682,000 homes, farms and businesses – approx. 86,000 customers remain without supply. 
• Restoration work is continuing. In the areas with the largest number of faults, as we make progress to repair the extensive damage, some customers may see their Estimated Restoration Times change over the coming days. If you are in a position to visit www.PowerCheck.ie, Estimated  Restoration Times, will continue to be updated
• Important Public Safety Message: Stay safe, stay clear of any fallen lines and report any damage to 1800 372 999      

Issued: 5.20pm on Thursday, 30 January 2025       

As of 5.15pm (Thursday), ESB Networks has restored supply to 682,000 homes, farms and businesses – approx. 86,000 customers remain without supply, down from a peak of 768,000 following the unprecedented impact of Storm Éowyn. Restoration work is continuing. In the areas with the largest number of faults, as we make progress to repair the extensive damage, some customers may see their Estimated Restoration Times change over the coming days. If you are in a position to visit www.PowerCheck.ie, Estimated  Restoration Times, will continue to be updated. 

285 skilled technicians from counterparts in Austria, Finland, France and Great Britain are now on the ground in the worst impacted areas. Further support is arriving from Germany, Netherlands and Norway over the coming days. They are supporting over 2,500 local ESB Networks crews and partner contactors in the worst impacted areas who have been bolstered by colleagues from the south and east of the country, as well as skilled retirees.  

In addition to the crews deployed, over 1,300 support staff are involved in overseeing damage assessment, emergency call management, logistics and network operations. Our customer contact centre has also doubled its resources to accommodate the unprecedented high volumes of calls, resulting in short call response times throughout the day and night for our customers. 

Important Public Safety Message: ESB Networks is reinforcing its vital warning around public safety as we are into day seven of the restoration of supply following Storm Éowyn. We still have many faults on the electricity network and have been made aware of several instances of potentially very dangerous incidents where members of the public have unknowingly approached fallen electricity infrastructure, particularly in the worst impacted areas of the country. Following a significant weather event like Storm Éowyn, fallen debris can prevent people from seeing hidden risks such as wires entangled into trees and branches.   

If you come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous. Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1800 372 999.  

We acknowledge the disruption to family and commercial life this causes and thank customers across the country who remain without power for their patience as our crews work to safely restore power.