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Residents near Sixmilebridge have endured 11 power cuts in the past 14 months — with some lasting several days. However, the cause wasn’t storm damage or faulty equipment. Instead, ESB Networks has confirmed the outages were due to woodpeckers damaging electricity poles. Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney has been raising the issue on behalf of affected householders, and he spoke with Alan Morrissey on Thursday's Morning Focus. Photo (c) Image (c) great spotted woodpecker by hfoxfoto from Getty Images via Canva.