Day long electricity outage ahead in Laois town

One area of a Laois town will be without electricity for most of the day next week.

ESB Networks has notified some 60 customers in Mountmellick of a planned cut to supply.

It will take place on Wednesday, July 5 from 9am to 4pm, affecting the region around St Vincent's Community Nursing Unit.

A spokesperson confirmed the reason to the Leinster Express / Laois Live.

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"The planned outage taking place on Wednesday, 5th July is required to facilitate a line diversion for an extension for the local hospital in Mountmellick. This will affect approximately 60 customers and ESB Networks apologises for any inconvenience caused."

The hospital is undergoing a major expansion and renovation, with Phase I of three phases to produce a new 50 bed two storey wing by mid 2025.