Co. Wexford Road Closures, Power Outages & Trees down due to Hurricane Ophelia

Power Outages:

So far around 4,000 homes and business premises are without power across the region Electricity is out in Blackwater and the Ballagh and all the areas in between Power out in Millquarter and Dononore Old Ross Co Wexford. Power out in Boley Lower Camolin No power in Rathnure Trees down & Road Closures: Branch and wire down Campile to Dunmain Tree down across the road just past O'Rourke's Cement premises An ESB pole is down 2kms outside Ballywilliam Trees are down on the N30 in the Clonlee and Clonroche areas Trees are down on the N25 close to Lake Region in New Ross Trees are down in the Campile area Debris is falling from the Mercy Convent in New Ross A couple of large branches and telephone wires blown down partially blocking the N11 below the graveyard approaching Enniscorthy A tree is blocking the way at Enniscorthy side of Edermine bridge and alot of falling tree branches in the area A few large branches broken & down in the Rathfylane are near Clonroche There's a tree down completely blocking the road from the Heritage Park to Glynn A tree down on the road between the Whitford House Hotel and the Maldron Hotel Tree down on the Coolballow road and the road is blocked An ESB pole and electricity wires are down at the top of Whiterock Hill in Wexford Town Tree down on Glenville Road in Wexford Town Tree down on the Folksmills to Taghmon road Trees down in the following areas:  at Hardcast on the Clonroche to New Ross Road on the N30, 2 threes down at Clone ferns near Clone house, Cooladine bridge, Killegney Church Clonroche, St Johns Villas Enniscorthy, Trampoline on the road at Lucas Park Enniscorthy, Tree down at 1798  centre street in Wexford Town Tree down outside Wellingtonbridge on the Wexford road Tree down on Summerhill in Wexford town just past the entrance to Pineridge Tree down on the Kilmore Road just outside Ballycogley.

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