Storm Darragh: Ireland calls in French support to restore power to 20,000 homes

The ESB crews will now be joined by 60 skilled personnel from Enedis who arrived at Rosslare Europort on Monday afternoon. Picture: Iain White

Crews from French power company Enedis have arrived in Ireland to help ESB Networks restore electricity to about 20,000 customers who are still without power after Storm Darragh.

The worst storm since Storm Ophelia in 2017 caused widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure across the country on Saturday, impacting 395,000 customers at the peak.