Cllr O'Reilly said that there are 3,000 soldiers in the wider area.

Cllr Flynn says we need to secure additional funds to allow investment in our electric and water infrastructure to ensure we have built resilience, so we don’t face this situation again.

Cllr Conlon wants to alert people to the criminal nature of these false texts.

Sinn Féin has tabled a private members motion to debate the issue.

Derek McCabe is a member of the the Irish Forest Owners group and is from Mountnugent in Co.Cavan.

For security reasons, outages with less than 10 customers affected are not displayed on ESB's interactive Powercheck map.

Ballyhaise weather station recorded highest gusts of 62 knots, or 114.8 km per hour - or 69 kms per hour less than the strongest wind.

The financial institution reminds people they have loans available to farm families who need to carry out repairs to property damaged in the storm.