Storm Ashley Update: ESB and council crews working to keep the ...
As Storm Ashley continues to blow its way through the county, with some very strong gusts recorded, hundreds of homes remain without power and Roscommon County Council crews are out clearing fallen trees on several roads.
The council is currently advising that a tree is down on the approach to Kilteevan village from the Lanesboro road, there is a report of a fallen tree near Oran Cemetery, one at Tarmon, Castlerea and a large tree is ompletely blocking the Ashbrook/Aughadangan Road in the Strokestown/Scramogue area.
Meanwhile the Loughglynn to Fairymount and Loughglynn to Ballyhaunis roads have both been cleared of fallen trees. A tree has been removed from Knockroe, Castlerea. The Taughmaconnell to Brideswell road has also been cleared as has the main Roscommon to Athlone road close to Athlone.
“Roscommon County Council emergency crews have been and are responding to all issues on the basis of priority and risk,” said a council spokesperson.
In terms of power supplies winds associated with Storm Ashley have led to power outages impacting on 53,000 homes, farms and businesses this evening across the country.
In County Roscommon the worst affected areas are in Boyle, Arigna, Croghan, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ballaghaderreen, Castlerea, Cloonfad, Granlahan, Rahara and Creagh in South Roscommon
“ESB Networks crews and contractors are deployed and restoring power in impacted areas where safe to do so. Further outages in the coming hours can be expected as the storm tracks north, with Met Éireann wind warnings remaining in place until the early hours of tomorrow morning,” said a spokesperson for ESB Networks.
“ESB Networks teams are closely monitoring storm impact on power supplies and all available resources remain on alert to respond to faults where safe to do so. While crews and contractors will work to restore supply to as many homes, farms and businesses as possible through this evening, significant numbers of customers in these counties are likely to be without supply overnight,” the spokesperson advised.
