Power cuts leave over 2,000 in darkness

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Power outages in Glenties and Ardara left homes in the dark on Saturday evening

Over 2,000 homes in the Glenties and Ardara areas were left without power on Saturday evening.

In Glenties, 1537 customers were in the dark after a power outage.

The cut was reported at around 5.45pm.

ESB repair crews managed to restore power by 6.30pm.

In Ardara, over 700 customers were affected by a power outage with the ESB saying power was back on by 7.30pm.

The ESB apologised to those affected by the outages.

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