European crews join Storm Éowyn recovery as 100,000 face another week without power

Workers clearing a fallen tree on Grove Park Drive, Dublin, as ESB Networks continues to reconnect homes and businesses across the country after Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc throughout the country last weekend. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Repair crews from across Europe are assisting with efforts to restore power across Ireland, as 100,000 people face another week before they are reconnected.

Support crews from Britain have been deployed to the worst impacted areas in Ireland, with further teams set to arrive from Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, and France.