Islands still cut off from power

Work was continuing last night to restore power to the two smaller Aran Islands off the Co Galway coast following the weekend’s major disruption to the supply.

Islanders and tourists on Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr have been coping without power since early on Friday morning. Two generators imported from the UK are being installed to restore the power until repairs can be carried out to a deep-sea cable which has been damaged.

The power has been off on the two islands since 4.30am on Friday, causing great inconvenience to the 400 people who live on the islands, as well as the large number of visitors at this time of year.