ESB Networks are dealing with a large fault which left thousands of homes and business across Donegal without electricity this Friday afternoon.
The unexpected outage was caused by a ‘large fault’, according to ESB Networks.
The outage affected Letterkenny, Milford, Finn Valley, Fanad and many surrounding areas.
Power was restored to Letterkenny at approx 12.30pm.
However, ESB crews say that over 1,400 customers in the Milford area may not have supplies restored until 4pm.
Gardaí are warning motorists to be aware that some of the traffic lights are not operating because of the outage. Some Garda Station phone lines are not working. In the case of an emergency call 999.
