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| Electricity restored to NI homes | |
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| Electricity has been restored to the homes across Northern Ireland which were left without power following overnight gales. | |
| Most of the houses affected were in counties Tyrone, Fermanagh and Antrim. | |
| Julia Carson from NIE said the weather was not as bad as they had feared. "The weather warning didn't reach the levels predicted," she said. | Julia Carson from NIE said the weather was not as bad as they had feared. "The weather warning didn't reach the levels predicted," she said. |
| "The network held up very well, it is very robust and again these are very exposed rural and coastal locations." | "The network held up very well, it is very robust and again these are very exposed rural and coastal locations." |
| The Foyle Bridge, which was closed for a time because of the high winds, reopened at midnight. A 30mph speed restriction is in place. | The Foyle Bridge, which was closed for a time because of the high winds, reopened at midnight. A 30mph speed restriction is in place. |
| Roads Service said a total of five fallen trees had been reported overnight. | Roads Service said a total of five fallen trees had been reported overnight. |