Dublin power cut RECAP: Hundreds without electricity after two areas hit by major outage
Hundreds have been left without electricity following a massive power outage affecting two Dublin areas.
Nearly 450 customers have been impacted by a power cut in the Garville Avenue area of Rathgar.
The outage began at 2:38pm this afternoon. The power cut seems to be ongoing despite the estimated restore time on the ESB website being 4.45pm.
Separately, a total of 163 customers in Loughlinstown have been hit by an electricity outage since 4.22pm. The estimated restore time is 6.15pm.
ESB has issued an apology for the inconvenience.
We will bring you all the latest updates on our live blog below.
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