Almost 1,500 ESB customers in central Kildare without power this afternoon as strong winds continue

Almost 1,500 people are without power in central Kildare this afternoon following a large fault in an ESB line.

The power provider have revealed that a total of 1,431 homes and businesses in the areas of Kilcullen, Calverstown and parts of the Curragh have been left without electricity since shortly after 3pm this afternoon. Crews have been dispatched to rectify the problem and the ESB expect power to be restored by 10pm tonight.

https://twitter.com/ESBNetworks/status/1067794986626891780

There are also a couple of other power outages in Kildare today, with 33 customers in the Monread area of Naas and 10 in Celbridge without electricity at the moment.