Farmers around the country are being warned to beware of low-lying overhead power lines on their farms, after the country was hit by Storm Brendan yesterday, Monday, January 13.

Speaking to AgriLand, a spokesperson for the ESB commented: “For the farming community, the message is to be vigilante as you go about your daily business.

“Even if there has been no power outage, there may still be damage, with low-lying lines,” the spokesperson added.

The spokesperson also confirmed that there were around 4,000 homes, farms and businesses without power.

“Crews are mobilising, and we hope to get everyone restored during the morning, although there may be some stragglers into the afternoon,” the spokesperson said, adding that the ESB was confident that all outages would be rectified today.

At one point during the storm yesterday, some 48,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power.

According to an ESB statement, most of the damage resulted from fallen trees on overhead lines.

Storm Brendan has now passed over Ireland, although the national forecaster, Met Éireann, has said that the south-east coast will become very windy in the afternoon, with windy and breezy conditions persisting around the country for the coming days.