Storm Boelo: 7,000 NI Power Cuts, Flights Cancelled — SkimNews
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- Northern Ireland Electricity said 7,000 customers were affected by storm damage to the electricity network, pointing customers to its Powercheck tool for estimated restoration times.
- ESB Networks reported about 41,000 homes, farms and businesses without power across the Republic on Sunday morning, with the north-west primarily affected, crews deployed to all impacted areas, and the vast majority of customers expected to be back on supply by Sunday evening.
- Dublin Airport operator daa said 12 inbound and 12 outbound flights had been cancelled mainly because of weather issues in other countries, with Graeme McQueen noting that further disruption was possible from the wind warnings.
- Belfast International Airport cancelled 17 flights on Sunday morning and said the storm continues to cause disruption with delays expected, while Belfast City Airport also cancelled flights to and from UK destinations including London, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool.
- Department for Infrastructure said about 350 incidents, including fallen trees and flooding, had been reported, with Foyle Bridge in Londonderry remaining closed and temporary flood defences still in place at Lockview Road and Laganbank Road in Belfast.
- Stena Line cancelled Sunday morning sailings from Belfast to Cairnryan and Liverpool and said the Dublin–Holyhead sailing was unaffected, while P&O Ferries cancelled its 08:00 and 12:00 GMT departures from Cairnryan and Larne, with the 16:00 GMT sailings expected on time.
- Met Office issued a yellow wind warning for parts of Northern Ireland for a new deep low due later on Monday and through Tuesday, after Saturday gusts of 83mph at Malin Head in Donegal and 78mph at Orlock Head; the amber warning for parts of Antrim and Londonderry ended at 10:00 GMT and the all-island yellow warning at midday.
Why it matters: ESB Networks expects the vast majority of its 41,000 Republic outages to be fixed by Sunday evening, while NIE directs its 7,000 Northern Ireland customers to the Powercheck tool for restoration times. For travellers, the disruption extends beyond Irish winds: Dublin's 24 cancellations were driven mainly by weather in other countries, and another deep low brings winds Monday to Tuesday.
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