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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE have been affected by an electricity cut in west Dublin this evening.
Some 5,320 ESB customers have been in the dark since the outage began at 8.24pm.
The cut has affected homes and businesses in parts of Lucan and Clondalkin.
ESB said it is working to repair a fault and that power is expected to be restored to most areas by 9.30pm.
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My mam during a powercut a few years back – ‘ah, since the powers gone I might as well catch up on the ironing’ *patiently waiting on iron to heat up*
We have candles, wine, steak, and boards games. Tis grand!!
Raw steak?
candles, wine, steak..all good. Bored games? I think a bit of imagination mate,
Come back to me in a few hours when your phone/laptop battery is showing 2%
lol niall..i didnt mean to annoy you…you and yours can call in to me while your esb is down..and the kids can charge up.
Well it’s 9.20 now so they’ll be grand in 10 minutes.
Their recorded message on their 1850 number states they don’t know when it will be restored in Clondalkin and Lucan, but that an related cut will be restored by 9.30pm
Baby boom in nine months!
yet if that happened in any other town beyond the pale twouldnt make headlines. .
Disgraceful comment, shame on you, totally beyond the pale.
I’ll get my coat
Either the indigenous Irish are out copper stripping power lines tonight or our kamikaze Eastern Europeans are
phillus fogg ,,Ha ha ,,Has happened a few times ,too bad not more of them are fried nice and crispy
Still out. Steak eaten. Wine running low…
just go to the offie. oh wait…
does anyone is ths country think services have gone up the creek. I have NO home broadband over a week! and prior to that its been playing up for three months.
@Margaret Daly – so the ESB are providing your broadband services?
no aj. just between WEB, bank fails, Broadband. Apologies I was just venting frustration!
*web =ESB
First world problems,Margaret. Chillax !
To EIR is human lol…
It gone in Rochestown Cork too!
When did people’s republic git lectrified?
Aldi doing a great deal on a pack of 100 tealights.. were €2.50 now €4.00. Bargain
Aldi tealight update.. they’re shite. only last an hour we’ve only 95 left. chop chop esb the milk is getting warmer
Another update.. electricity came back on.. reached oved to grab the remote control and my arm is on fire.. meanwhile esb turned the electricity back off now I.m in the dark and my right arm is on fire
Fire out..still in the dark. I hope I.ve all the light switches on the off or its gonna be like the 4th of july here when esb networks says yes.
ffs.. electricity came back and the pipe is gone.. wtf is going on guys.
Part of Blanch area was out for hours last night, no reason given on ESB website, it’s as if it didn’t happen. Second time in a year.
Plus when I checked ESB website last night the image above, showing Balgaddy, was what popped up.
You should try living where I live, regularly happens and definitely no explanation given.
You should try living somewhere with electricity then.
No Fear.
“With great power comes a great ESB bill”
Came back briefly but went again! Does anyone know the cause??
I think the electricity went
Probably bonfires too near junctions?
Hold your breath its just come back…
Use the cream again then lol.
Powercut…
That’s like Powerscourt with the ors torn out of it.
Hope it’s back soon otherwise the wife and I will actually have to talk to each other wish my I phone wasn’t at 10%
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