Over 1,000 Donegal homes still without power after Storm Boelo

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More than 1,000 properties in Donegal remain without electricity as crews continue the Storm Boelo cleanup.

The biggest single outage is in the Kincasslagh area, where 334 homes are still awaiting reconnection. Across west Donegal there are 438 reported outages, including 341 homes and businesses in Inishowen.

In other parts of the county, 160 properties are without power in south Donegal, 70 in east Donegal, and 54 in Ramelton, Kilmacrennan and surrounding areas.

The ESB PowerCheck website indicates that power is not expected to be restored until about 6 pm this evening for the remaining outages.

At the height of Storm Boelo on Saturday night and into Sunday morning, over 23,800 homes in Donegal were without electricity.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: Brett Sayles / Pexels.

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