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900 homes in Northern Ireland without power after heavy snow

Homes in the Newry and Downpatrick areas are still without power as a result of overnight snow and heavy winds.

ABOUT 900 homes in Northern Ireland are without electricity after the region was hit by miserable weather overnight.

About 2,500 homes in total had power disconnected as a result of heavy snowfall and high winds, with just under a thousand still awaiting the reconnection of their services.

Northern Ireland Electricity said it had deployed repair teams in helicopters to access areas that had been rendered inaccessible by road as a result of the snow.

Up to 12 inches of snow fell in some parts of the North overnight, the most of any area in the UK.

ESB Networks has reported a small number of isolated faults around the country, including three in Co Donegal.

Faults at Carndonagh, Rossgeir and Kilcar are all due to be corrected by 2pm.

Five faults have also been reported in Co Cavan, four of them close to Bailieborough where service should also be restored by 2pm.

Customers at Shercock, south-west of Carrickmacross, are advised that it will be around 5pm before power is restored there.

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    Mute Bernard Mc Donnell
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    Feb 28th 2017, 1:39 PM

    Pay the police a pittance and they won’t try an inch.

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    Mute Boganity
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    Feb 28th 2017, 6:15 PM

    Interesting finding given the inquiry heard no evidence from the Police. It sounds like a typical British inquiry we’ve experienced many times in Ireland. It starts with an outcome and works it’s way backwards from there to find evidence that fits that outcome.

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    Mute Mike Cantwell
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    Feb 28th 2017, 6:19 PM

    Do you mean the units that deliberately slowed down to delay their arrival at the scene thereby giving adequate time to the murderer to carry out Allahs will

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    Feb 28th 2017, 9:08 PM

    Those are hate facts.

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    Feb 28th 2017, 9:31 PM

    @George Roche: Yes, apparently. And any commentary on them or on how they might possibly be related to the Tunisian attacks would really be hate opinion.

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    Feb 28th 2017, 9:37 PM

    Have you read the disclaimer about bias in their results, I’d say not given your blind faith as displayed in your post citing them

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    Feb 28th 2017, 9:44 PM

    And as for your claim the journal banned someone you know (most likely another of your on line identities I’m guessing) for a comment: I’d say you’ve gone the “full Trump” there, by banned you actually mean the moderator deleted a comment ? Big difference!

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    Feb 28th 2017, 9:58 PM

    @Boganity: You’d be wrong on all counts.

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    Mute Mrs M
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    Feb 28th 2017, 3:36 PM

    Why is a low paid Tunisian police officer going to risk himself to protect wealthy tourists ?

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    Mute Billy Heffernan
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    Feb 28th 2017, 5:05 PM

    Because it’s his job

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    Feb 28th 2017, 5:18 PM

    @Mrs M: Poorly paid police around the world protect richer people than themselves every day amd always have done. Not everything is all about money.

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    Feb 28th 2017, 6:17 PM

    It is if your a policeman in country that doesn’t provide an income to your family if you get killed on the job.

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    Feb 28th 2017, 3:02 PM

    Hello.

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