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This week
3rd December 2023 - 9th December 2023
Rule change to reduce golf-ball distance will bring back lost skills - Rory McIlroy
Padraig Harrington says changes will make game safer.
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This year
2023
Thousands of homes remain without power in Britain following Storm Otto
Winds as high as 80mph were recorded across parts of north and north east Scotland today.
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Feb 17th 2023, 10:17 PM
Last year
2022
Power cut at Ukraine's Chernobyl but experts say no 'critical' safety impact
Russian forces seized the defunct plant on 24 February.
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Mar 9th 2022, 1:49 PM
Seamus Power shoots 74 to slide from first to seventh at the AT&T at Pebble Beach
Power trails the leaders by two shots with 18 holes to play.
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Feb 6th 2022, 12:11 AM
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Tube left in darkness as huge power cut hits a million people across Britain
Problems with two generators caused the massive electricity cut.
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Aug 10th 2019, 8:10 AM
Almost 50 million people in South America woke up to darkness yesterday, so what happened?
The huge blackout is being blamed on Argentina’s electricity grid.
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Jun 17th 2019, 2:15 PM
Guaido supporters square up to Venezuelan police amid electricity blackout
It’s not known what caused the blackout, which is one of the worst and longest in recent memory in Venezuela.
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Mar 9th 2019, 6:10 PM
Thousands of homes across the country without power following strong overnight winds
ESB says it is currently working to repair all faults on its network.
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Dec 18th 2018, 7:25 AM
New era! Debutant Rob Cross upsets 16-time world champion Taylor's fairytale ending
The World Championship final finished 7-2 in the Ally Pally.
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Jan 1st 2018, 10:32 PM
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Stephen Donnelly’s Soc Dem departure, crisis pregnancy agencies and a wildfire in Spain had everyone talking…
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Sep 5th 2016, 10:45 PM
Massive explosion and fire at ESB substation caused by copper wire thieves
Around 120,000 ESB customers in west Dublin were left without power after the blaze.
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Apr 19th 2016, 8:45 AM
Power restored to many but 25,000 homes are still in the dark
ESB Networks says its infrastructure has been bit by winds of up to 125km per hour.
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Nov 17th 2015, 9:58 PM
Doctors forced to use iPhone torches as Beaumont Hospital plunged into darkness
Power at the busy northside Dublin hospital was out for 15 minutes as Storm Barney hit.
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Nov 17th 2015, 7:02 PM
Thousands left in the dark after power cut in west Dublin
ESB said it is working to repair the fault that caused the outage.
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Oct 30th 2015, 9:20 PM
Electricity restored to Dublin households affected by ESB power cut
The outage was caused by a fire at one of the network’s sub-stations.
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Sep 12th 2015, 10:17 AM
€100k damage as gang uses heavy-duty equipment to steal 7km of ESB cables
There’s been a huge increase in similar incidents. Just in July, there were four in Galway, and one each in Wicklow, Laois and Cavan.
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Aug 5th 2015, 5:59 AM
Want to be quicker off the mark? Try this explosive power workout
This will hurt but it’ll be worth it.
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Jul 23rd 2015, 5:36 PM
There's a series of power faults across Dublin City and even the Dáil wasn't immune
Almost 2,500 customers are affected.
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Jun 30th 2015, 4:28 PM
'Cute-hoorism of the worst kind': Averil Power has ANOTHER go at Fianna Fáil
The senator has launched another attack on her former party.
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Jun 8th 2015, 1:39 PM
Is Averil Power about to enter the 'Battle of the Bay'?
The former Fianna Fáil senator is being tipped to run as an independent in the next general election.
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Jun 7th 2015, 7:30 AM
Averil Power gets new office after Fianna Fáil tell her to make way for new TD
The independent senator was asked to leave her office in Leinster House just hours after her resignation from the party.
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May 27th 2015, 6:30 AM
Power outage knocks out businesses in Dublin 8... including the Guinness Storehouse
A cluster of faults have been recorded by the ESB in the Kilmainham area of Dublin.
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Jul 11th 2014, 5:29 PM
19,000 homes still without power after last week's storm
ESB said they are working on connecting homes by today or tomorrow, but some customers in isolated areas will not be connected until towards the end of the week.
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Feb 17th 2014, 8:55 AM
Just a handful of homes still offline after storm, but UK dealing with severe flooding and power cuts
ESB crews have been out overnight reconnecting customers. In the UK — there’s tens of thousands without power, and three severe flood warnings remain in place.
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Dec 25th 2013, 10:53 AM
Peru Two, bank fraud and American tourists : The week in numbers
Plus: How many people voted Yes in the Seanad referendum when they meant to vote No?
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Dec 21st 2013, 7:30 PM
Some 2,600 Dublin 15 homes left in the dark following power cut
ESB Networks says the problem is expected to be fixed tonight.
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Dec 16th 2013, 9:21 PM
ESB workers announce ‘all-out’ strike as unions meet with mediators
The company’s Unions’ Dispute Committee says it will implement a “full withdrawal of labour” later this month, although will not be meeting the Labour Relations Committee today.
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Dec 6th 2013, 9:50 PM
South Park misses deadline for the first time ever because of a power cut
The bast***s killed South Park!
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Oct 17th 2013, 9:19 AM
Around 3,000 homes without power after overnight storms
ESB networks says it’s hoped the affected homes and businesses will be reconnected by lunchtime.
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Jul 25th 2013, 10:13 AM
Traffic lights out after power cut in Dublin 8
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Jun 11th 2013, 6:49 PM
21,000 had gas or electricity cut for not paying bills
Latest figures show 82 per cent more gas customers were cut off last year, compared to 2011.
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Jun 5th 2013, 2:36 PM
Power restored to 8,300 north Dublin homes after fault
Homes in Raheny, Donaghmede and Howth were without power following a major service fault.
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May 27th 2013, 8:05 PM
Power outages in Dublin and Cork
In Glassmore, Swords a fault has caused a power outage for around 21 houses and a fault in Cloyne, Co Cork means around 42 houses are without electricity.
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Nov 13th 2012, 10:38 AM
Lightning strike cuts electricity to 11,000 homes in Wexford
ESB Networks says a transformer was damaged during storms, and that crews are working to restore power.
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Aug 29th 2012, 9:18 AM
India: 370 million people affected by power outage
Worst blackout to hit India in ten years highlights country’s struggle to meet growing demand for electricity.
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Jul 30th 2012, 1:58 PM
2,600 Dublin homes hit by 90-minute power outage
The ESB says a cable fault in the Loughlinstown area meant just over 2,600 homes were without power this evening.
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Jul 24th 2012, 9:40 PM
Power cut leaves IFSC in the dark
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May 10th 2012, 1:32 PM
Thousands without phone service after storms
Meanwhile, the ESB has restored electricity to almost 15,000 households who lost power yesterday.
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Jan 4th 2012, 9:11 AM
Stormy weather to continue as winds set new Malin Head record
Heavy winds are expected to affect the east coast in particular today.
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Jan 4th 2012, 7:43 AM
Around 7,000 homes without electricity after storm damage
Heavy winds last night and early this morning caused a power cut to around 15,000 households.
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Jan 3rd 2012, 3:04 PM
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