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A fault on the line was reported at 5:30 yesterday evening.
Almost 2,500 homes are without power in Laois this morning.
The outage in the Mountmellick area was first reported at 5:30 yesterday evening.
The ESB say there's a fault on the line, with electricity expected to be returned by 8 o clock this morning.