ESB working to restore power to 9,000 homes

ESB crews restore power to homes in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare after Storm Franklin hit. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

ESB Networks has said it could be tomorrow evening before electricity is restored to the almost 9,000 homes and businesses left without power as a result of Storm Franklin.

As of Monday morning, 29,000 premises had lost power, with the majority of the outages reported in Leitrim, Sligo, and Donegal.