Car crash in Carlow, trees down, and 4,000 without power as Storm Éowyn wreaks havoc overnight

County Carlow was full of incident last night as Storm Éowyn raged through the night cause a car crash, trees down and thousands left without power.

As the red warning for the Strom Éowyn has expired and County Carlow is now under an orange warning, the county definitely felt the effects of the storm overnight.

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Incidents that occurred overnight due to the hazardous conditions were posted about on Facebook by Councillor Andrea Dalton.

Firstly, at around 2am last night on the N80 in Ballon a car hit an ESB pole. Leaving the road partially blocked but passable. Emergency Services attended but occupants had already left scene. 

There are a number of trees down following the winds across the county:

Milford

Bourlum Wood

Killerig

N80 Boggan Hill

Additionally, 5 ESB outages have left 4,000 without electricity with the ESB saying due to the national situation it is difficult to predict when power will return to these locations.

The full post by Councillor Dalton can be found on her Facebook HERE or by following the social post below this article.

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