Power is expected to come back shortly after midday.

ESB Networks have reported that almost 1,000 homes in Kinsale are still without power following faults this morning.

One fault, near Inishannon, affected 692 ESB Customers and was resolved at 8:45am this morning. However, two faults have been logged in Ballinspittle, affecting 475 and 498 homes respectively, according to the ESB Power Check website.

ESB were first made aware of the outages at 8:45am this morning and are currently working to resolve them, with an estimated resolution time of 12:30pm today.

The company has said: “We apologise for the loss of supply. We are currently working to repair a fault affecting your premises and will restore power as quickly as possible.” If you are currently affected by a power outage, you can report it here.

We have a fault in the #KINSALE #BALLINSPITTLE and surrounding areas of #COCORK. We are working to repair as quickly as possible. You can log a fault online here: https://t.co/6Yg87spVgS. Updates on https://t.co/rMkLzT1FJd. Apologies for the inconvenience.

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) July 8, 2021