Calls ae being made on the Government to take immediate action to prevent recurring power outages in the North West.

The calls come from Independent Ireland TD Michael Fitzmaurice following what he described as a “light storm” over the weekend that still left residents without electricity once again.

The Independent Deputy says falling electricity lines fall, have resulted in homes without power just six months after new infrastructure had been installed.

The Roscommon-Galway TD has called on Minister Darragh O'Brien to issue a clear instruction on tree cutting, claiming that insufficient tree-cutting near power lines was at the root of the problem.