A Monaghan councillor says farmers must be supported in maintaining trees near power lines.
As the aftermath of Storm Éowyn enters day 8, restoration efforts are continuing across the country.
West Cavan and Leitrim are among the worst affected areas with over 5000 still without power there.
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Forestry and the location of power lines near trees are being blamed for the massive outages.
Carrickmacross councillor, Colm Carthy, says that trees affected by ash dieback caused much of the disruption last week.
