County Louth

About 72,000 homes and businesses · estimated from Census 2022

Month by month

Month	Grade	Restored in 4h	Restored by first estimate	Faults	Planned	Customers hit	Minutes lost
September 2026to 25 Sep	A	97.2%	72.7%	26	25	18,680	26.3
August 2026	C	83.5%	52.6%	27	33	10,945	14.5
July 2026from 31 Jul	–	–	–	0	0	0	0.0

Only part of July 2026 was watched, so it is not graded.

Where faults keep happening · since 31 July 2026

The places ESB names on its faults, counted over every month. A name can sit in more than one Census area, so these are not the areas listed below.

Drybridge9 faultsup to 2,085 customers
Dunleer9 faultsup to 1,729 customers
Ballybailie8 faultsup to 421 customers
Jenkinstown5 faultsup to 48 customers
Dundalk4 faultsup to 1,174 customers
Termonfeckin Road3 faultsup to 5,332 customers
Mornington Road3 faultsup to 5,002 customers
Bush3 faultsup to 53 customers
Ramparts2 faultsup to 1,493 customers
Marshes2 faultsup to 34 customers

Outage history · 111 outages

This list as a CSV file, one row per outage, times in UTC.

DunleerFault

29 customers affected · began Fri 25 Sep, 14:59 · restored 17:01 (2 h 2 min) · 59 min earlier than ESB estimated

JenkinstownPlanned · supply quality

18 customers affected · began Fri 25 Sep, 10:47 · listed for about 5 h 30 min · no end time published

RathmullanPlanned

14 customers affected · began Thu 24 Sep, 10:43 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 17 min)

DundalkPlanned · line diversion

58 customers affected · began Thu 24 Sep, 09:57 · listed for about 6 h 30 min · no end time published

RathmullanPlanned

189 customers affected · began Wed 23 Sep, 09:23 · scheduled until 17:00 (7 h 37 min)

RathmullanFault

91 customers affected · began Wed 23 Sep, 07:50 · restored 14:23 (6 h 33 min) · 2 h 53 min later than ESB estimated

KilsaranPlanned · new connections

11 customers affected · began Tue 22 Sep, 10:46 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 14 min)

JenkinstownPlanned · network upgrade

101 customers affected · began Tue 22 Sep, 10:05 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 55 min)

JenkinstownPlanned · network upgrade

11 customers affected · began Mon 21 Sep, 10:36 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 24 min)

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

103 customers affected · began Mon 21 Sep, 09:30 · scheduled until 17:00 (7 h 30 min)

JulianstownFault

165 customers affected · began Sat 19 Sep, 10:43 · restored 11:23 (40 min) · 5 h 37 min earlier than ESB estimated

Mornington RoadFault

2,007 customers affected · began Sat 19 Sep, 10:33 · off for about 1 h · no restore time published

DunleerPlanned · supply quality

50 customers affected · began Wed 16 Sep, 09:52 · listed for about 5 h 30 min · no end time published

StickillenFault

14 customers affected · began Tue 15 Sep, 14:59 · restored 16:17 (1 h 18 min) · 2 h 28 min earlier than ESB estimated

DunleerPlanned · new connections

49 customers affected · began Tue 15 Sep, 10:46 · listed for about 4 h · no end time published

DundalkPlanned · supply quality

43 customers affected · began Mon 14 Sep, 13:17 · listed for about 2 h 30 min · no end time published

JenkinstownFault

23 customers affected · began Mon 14 Sep, 11:52 · expected back by 14:30 (about 2 h 30 min) · no restore time published

KilsaranPlanned · supply quality

28 customers affected · began Mon 14 Sep, 09:44 · listed for about 2 h · no end time published

JenkinstownFault

33 customers affected · began Sun 13 Sep, 18:13 · restored 20:15 (2 h 2 min) · 30 min earlier than ESB estimated

DrybridgeFault

650 customers affected · began Sun 13 Sep, 08:27 · expected back by 12:00 (about 3 h 30 min) · no restore time published

13 Sep, 08:27Outage began · 650 customers
4 further updates
- 13 Sep, 09:32649 customers still off
- 13 Sep, 09:48607 customers still off
- 13 Sep, 10:27596 customers still off
- 13 Sep, 10:52130 customers still off
13 Sep, 12:00Estimated restore, from ESB

DrybridgeFault

2,085 customers affected · began Sun 13 Sep, 08:26 · restored 09:47 (1 h 21 min) · 43 min earlier than ESB estimated

DrybridgeFault

10 customers affected · began Sun 13 Sep, 07:16 · restored 12:06 (4 h 50 min) · 6 min later than ESB estimated

BushFault

53 customers affected · began Sat 12 Sep, 17:49 · restored 20:26 (2 h 37 min) · 11 min later than ESB estimated

JenkinstownFault

23 customers affected · began Fri 11 Sep, 18:36 · restored 20:27 (1 h 51 min) · 33 min earlier than ESB estimated

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

234 customers affected · began Fri 11 Sep, 10:19 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 41 min)

DunleerPlanned · new connections

95 customers affected · began Fri 11 Sep, 10:12 · listed for about 5 h · no end time published

Little MillsPlanned · new connections

36 customers affected · began Thu 10 Sep, 12:00 · listed for about 4 h · no end time published

DrybridgePlanned · network upgrade

248 customers affected · began Thu 10 Sep, 10:19 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 41 min)

DrybridgeFault

429 customers affected · began Thu 10 Sep, 08:07 · restored 08:23 (16 min) · 52 min earlier than ESB estimated

BallybailieFault

71 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 12:51 · restored 14:25 (1 h 34 min) · 1 h 35 min earlier than ESB estimated

BallybailieFault

15 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 12:50 · restored 14:25 (1 h 35 min) · 1 h 35 min earlier than ESB estimated

BallybailieFault

194 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 12:06 · restored 14:25 (2 h 19 min) · 50 min earlier than ESB estimated

9 Sep, 12:06Outage began · 49 customers
9 Sep, 13:31194 customers still off
9 Sep, 14:25Supply restored

BallybailieFault

16 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 11:57 · restored 14:37 (2 h 40 min) · 23 min earlier than ESB estimated

BallybailieFault

361 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 11:51 · restored 14:25 (2 h 34 min) · 20 min earlier than ESB estimated

9 Sep, 11:51Outage began · 138 customers
9 Sep, 13:03361 customers still off
9 Sep, 14:25Supply restored

BallybailieFault

421 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 11:44 · restored 17:24 (5 h 40 min) · 2 h 39 min later than ESB estimated

9 Sep, 11:44Outage began · 421 customers
9 Sep, 13:00274 customers still off
9 Sep, 17:24Supply restored

DundalkFault

17 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 11:09 · restored 12:23 (1 h 14 min) · 2 h 7 min earlier than ESB estimated

JenkinstownFault

48 customers affected · began Wed 9 Sep, 08:19 · restored 09:41 (1 h 22 min) · 1 h 4 min earlier than ESB estimated

SlanePlanned · network upgrade

16 customers affected · began Tue 8 Sep, 10:00 · listed for about 3 h · no end time published

BushPlanned · new connections

109 customers affected · began Tue 8 Sep, 09:56 · scheduled until 16:00 (6 h 4 min)

Termonfeckin RoadPlanned · network upgrade

79 customers affected · began Mon 7 Sep, 10:42 · listed for about 4 h · no end time published

DunleerFault

1,729 customers affected · began Fri 4 Sep, 20:26 · restored 20:44 (18 min) · 46 min earlier than ESB estimated

Mornington RoadFault

5,002 customers affected · began Fri 4 Sep, 14:54 · restored 15:25 (31 min) · 35 min earlier than ESB estimated

Mornington RoadFault

5,002 customers affected · began Fri 4 Sep, 14:44 · restored 18:29 (3 h 45 min) · 1 h 16 min earlier than ESB estimated

4 Sep, 14:44Outage began · 5,002 customers
4 Sep, 18:022,327 customers still off
4 Sep, 18:29Supply restored

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

29 customers affected · began Fri 4 Sep, 10:41 · listed for about 6 h · no end time published

Termonfeckin RoadPlanned

16 customers affected · began Fri 4 Sep, 10:40 · listed for about 5 h 30 min · no end time published

CarrickmacrossFault

154 customers affected · began Fri 4 Sep, 08:02 · off for about 30 min · no restore time published

JenkinstownFault

38 customers affected · began Wed 2 Sep, 15:00 · restored 18:00 (3 h) · 30 min later than ESB estimated

DundalkPlanned · supply quality

10 customers affected · began Wed 2 Sep, 10:23 · scheduled until 11:00 (37 min)

DrybridgePlanned · supply quality

145 customers affected · began Wed 2 Sep, 10:17 · listed for about 4 h 30 min · no end time published

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

53 customers affected · began Tue 1 Sep, 10:43 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 17 min)

DundalkPlanned · supply quality

21 customers affected · began Tue 1 Sep, 10:19 · listed for about 3 h · no end time published

BushFault

13 customers affected · began Sat 29 Aug, 17:06 · restored 21:20 (4 h 14 min)

JenkinstownPlanned · supply quality

14 customers affected · began Fri 28 Aug, 13:39 · listed for about 2 h · no end time published

JenkinstownPlanned · supply quality

56 customers affected · began Fri 28 Aug, 11:17 · listed for about 1 h · no end time published

MarshesFault

34 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 19:55 · restored 23:18 (3 h 23 min) · 18 min later than ESB estimated

Termonfeckin RoadFault

126 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 18:33 · off for about 1 h · no restore time published

Termonfeckin RoadFault

84 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 18:31 · off for about 1 h · no restore time published

DrybridgeFault

83 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 17:11 · off for about 2 h 30 min · no restore time published

Termonfeckin RoadFault

5,332 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 17:06 · restored 18:28 (1 h 22 min) · 17 min earlier than ESB estimated

27 Aug, 17:06Outage began · 5,332 customers
3 further updates
- 27 Aug, 18:022,018 customers still off
- 27 Aug, 18:241,618 customers still off
- 27 Aug, 18:27496 customers still off
27 Aug, 18:28Supply restored

BushPlanned · supply quality

23 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 12:35 · listed for about 3 h 30 min · no end time published

MarshesFault

11 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 10:49 · restored 12:49 (2 h) · 1 h 11 min earlier than ESB estimated

KilsaranPlanned · new connections

289 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 10:33 · listed for about 6 h · no end time published

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

120 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 09:31 · listed for about 7 h · no end time published

BallybailieFault

120 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 09:31 · restored 16:58 (7 h 27 min)

BushPlanned · supply quality

18 customers affected · began Thu 27 Aug, 09:19 · listed for about 1 h · no end time published

DrybridgePlanned · line diversion

20 customers affected · began Wed 26 Aug, 10:45 · listed for about 6 h 30 min · no end time published

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

35 customers affected · began Wed 26 Aug, 10:15 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 45 min)

BallybailiePlanned · network upgrade

77 customers affected · began Wed 26 Aug, 09:54 · listed for about 6 h 30 min · no end time published

DrybridgePlanned · line diversion

2,055 customers affected · began Wed 26 Aug, 09:09 · listed for about 1 h 30 min · no end time published

DundalkPlanned · supply quality

19 customers affected · began Wed 26 Aug, 09:03 · listed for about 7 h 30 min · no end time published

MarshesPlanned · fibre rollout

29 customers affected · began Wed 26 Aug, 09:02 · listed for about 7 h · no end time published

Mornington RoadPlanned · new connections

22 customers affected · began Tue 25 Aug, 13:29 · listed for about 3 h · no end time published

JenkinstownPlanned · supply quality

83 customers affected · began Mon 24 Aug, 09:54 · listed for about 6 h · no end time published

Mornington RoadPlanned · network improvement

22 customers affected · began Mon 24 Aug, 09:19 · scheduled until 17:00 (7 h 41 min)

DunleerPlanned

14 customers affected · began Thu 20 Aug, 11:59 · listed for about 2 h · no end time published

DunleerFault

51 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 12:53 · off for under 30 min · no restore time published

DunleerFault

64 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 12:51 · off for under 30 min · no restore time published

DunleerFault

57 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 12:50 · off for under 30 min · no restore time published

DunleerFault

727 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 12:48 · restored 13:20 (32 min) · 1 h 55 min earlier than ESB estimated

StickillenPlanned · supply quality

41 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 11:09 · listed for about 4 h 30 min · no end time published

StickillenPlanned · network upgrade

50 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 09:59 · listed for about 5 h · no end time published

DundalkFault

119 customers affected · began Wed 19 Aug, 08:43 · restored 14:07 (5 h 24 min) · 1 h 38 min earlier than ESB estimated

19 Aug, 08:43Outage began · 119 customers
19 Aug, 13:0343 customers still off
19 Aug, 14:07Supply restored

DunleerFault

18 customers affected · began Tue 18 Aug, 18:45 · off for about 30 min · no restore time published

DunleerFault

923 customers affected · began Tue 18 Aug, 18:33 · restored 21:05 (2 h 32 min) · 2 h 40 min earlier than ESB estimated

18 Aug, 18:33Outage began · 175 customers
2 further updates
- 18 Aug, 19:32923 customers still off
- 18 Aug, 21:01570 customers still off
18 Aug, 21:05Supply restored

SlanePlanned · new connections

26 customers affected · began Mon 17 Aug, 11:11 · scheduled until 17:00 (5 h 49 min)

BushFault

52 customers affected · began Sun 16 Aug, 16:10 · restored 18:15 (2 h 5 min) · 30 min earlier than ESB estimated

Termonfeckin RoadPlanned · network upgrade

62 customers affected · began Fri 14 Aug, 10:03 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 57 min)

BallybailiePlanned · supply quality

115 customers affected · began Thu 13 Aug, 10:12 · listed for about 5 h 30 min · no end time published

DundalkPlanned · supply quality

17 customers affected · began Thu 13 Aug, 10:01 · listed for about 2 h · no end time published

DrybridgeFault

115 customers affected · began Thu 13 Aug, 08:54 · restored 10:57 (2 h 3 min) · 18 min earlier than ESB estimated

DunleerFault

17 customers affected · began Wed 12 Aug, 11:45 · restored 14:46 (3 h 1 min)

BallybailiePlanned · supply quality

27 customers affected · began Wed 12 Aug, 09:21 · scheduled until 14:00 (4 h 39 min)

BallybailieFault

47 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 17:50 · restored 20:40 (2 h 50 min) · 2 h 20 min earlier than ESB estimated

DrybridgePlanned · new connections

41 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 15:10 · scheduled until 17:00 (1 h 50 min)

BushPlanned · new connections

77 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 11:34 · listed for about 4 h 30 min · no end time published

BushPlanned · new connections

637 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 10:03 · listed for about 1 h 30 min · no end time published

MullagharlinPlanned · supply quality

37 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 09:41 · scheduled until 17:00 (7 h 19 min)

DrybridgeFault

11 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 09:34 · restored 13:58 (4 h 24 min) · 43 min later than ESB estimated

Coes RoadPlanned · new connections

80 customers affected · began Tue 11 Aug, 08:30 · scheduled until 17:00 (8 h 30 min)

RampartsFault

36 customers affected · began Mon 10 Aug, 15:05 · restored 22:50 (7 h 45 min) · 4 h 35 min later than ESB estimated

DundalkFault

1,174 customers affected · began Mon 10 Aug, 14:52 · restored 15:47 (55 min) · 13 min earlier than ESB estimated

10 Aug, 14:52Outage began · 1,174 customers
10 Aug, 15:33607 customers still off
10 Aug, 15:47Supply restored

CarrickmacrossPlanned · new connections

71 customers affected · began Mon 10 Aug, 11:23 · listed for about 2 h 30 min · no end time published

DrybridgeFault

16 customers affected · began Sat 8 Aug, 07:21 · restored 12:00 (4 h 39 min) · 1 h 45 min later than ESB estimated

MullagharlinPlanned · supply quality

26 customers affected · began Fri 7 Aug, 14:21 · scheduled until 17:00 (2 h 39 min)

DrybridgeFault

32 customers affected · began Thu 6 Aug, 10:03 · restored 13:30 (3 h 27 min) · 1 h earlier than ESB estimated

BallybailiePlanned · new connections

162 customers affected · began Thu 6 Aug, 09:28 · scheduled until 17:00 (7 h 32 min)

DundalkFault

75 customers affected · began Wed 5 Aug, 13:43 · restored 15:01 (1 h 18 min) · 1 h 14 min earlier than ESB estimated

MullagharlinPlanned · supply quality

120 customers affected · began Wed 5 Aug, 10:26 · scheduled until 17:00 (6 h 34 min)

DunleerPlanned

20 customers affected · began Tue 4 Aug, 10:38 · listed for about 4 h 30 min · no end time published

Coes RoadFault

115 customers affected · began Mon 3 Aug, 10:49 · off for about 1 h · no restore time published

RampartsFault

1,493 customers affected · began Mon 3 Aug, 10:20 · restored 16:43 (6 h 23 min) · 1 h 43 min later than ESB estimated

3 Aug, 10:20Outage began · 1,493 customers
3 Aug, 11:34620 customers still off
3 Aug, 16:43Supply restored

Areas with an outage · 40 areas

Ardee5 outages5,478 people
Around Ardee Rural7 outages3,009 people
Around Ballymascanlan2 outages2,272 people
Around Barronstown3 outages752 people
Around Castlebellingham1 outage650 people
Around Castlering1 outage711 people
Around Castletown (South)2 outages556 people
Around Clogher1 outage1,171 people
Around Clonkeen3 outages711 people
Around Collon1 outage996 people
Around Creggan Upper3 outages875 people
Around Darver1 outage643 people
Around Dromin1 outage679 people
Around Dromiskin1 outage1,072 people
Around Drumcar3 outages1,226 people
Around Dysart2 outages1,034 people
Around Faughart1 outage1,065 people
Around Greenore3 outages1,250 people
Around Jenkinstown2 outages440 people
Around Killanny2 outages922 people
Around Monasterboice1 outage1,445 people
Around Mullary1 outage1,340 people
Around Rathcor6 outages1,484 people
Around Ravensdale1 outage1,060 people
Around St. Peter'S3 outages1,586 people
Around Termonfeckin1 outage1,870 people
Carlingford2 outages1,528 people
Castlebellingham-Kilsaran1 outage1,232 people
Collon2 outages864 people
Drogheda19 outages44,135 people
Dundalk10 outages43,112 people
Dunleer8 outages2,143 people
Jenkinstown2 outages416 people
Knockbridge1 outage759 people
Louth1 outage717 people
Rampark1 outage465 people
Tallanstown2 outages668 people
Termonfeckin2 outages1,983 people
Tinure1 outage530 people
Tullyallen1 outage1,697 people

County Louth

Month by month

Where faults keep happening · since 31 July 2026

Outage history · 111 outages

Areas with an outage · 40 areas

Every county