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Flickering lights, have you noticed it this evening?

Nevyn · 2010-03-30 23:58:03

The lights have been flickering all fecking evening, happened while out in town in a few different places and has been happening at home. I've mentioned it to a few people and they have noticed it as well. So has it been happening where you are?

30-03-2010 11:58PM

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The lights have been flickering all fecking evening, happened while out in town in a few different places and has been happening at home. I've mentioned it to a few people and they have noticed it as well.

So has it been happening where you are?

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#2 30-03-2010 11:58PM

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yup, in meath, flickering all evening. hope the power doesn't go.

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#3 30-03-2010 11:59PM

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flickering all evening here in Donegal.

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#4 30-03-2010 11:59PM

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Yep happening in my house all night. Tv and internet went a bit mad earlier too.

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#5 31-03-2010 12:00AM

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Flickering in dublin cc !!

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#6 31-03-2010 12:00AM

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Yeah same in Dublin 2 !

I was thinking the bulb was going

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#7 31-03-2010 12:00AM

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The candles are ok in Tipp.

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#8 31-03-2010 12:00AM

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noticed it two or three times

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#9 31-03-2010 12:01AM

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Yes. :-/
I had thought nothing of it till now, bastarding electric better not go. I hate that.

That seems pretty odd that it's happening all over the country.

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#10 31-03-2010 12:01AM

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Yep, few times this evening.

Have the candles on stand-by...

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#11 31-03-2010 12:02AM

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Lights flickering all over the place cause of the high winds. It should subside in the next few hours. There is a discussion in the weather forum.

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#12 31-03-2010 12:03AM

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I'm in Dublin 15, saw it in the city centre and have heard of it in Louth and Galway.

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#13 31-03-2010 12:04AM

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I'm near Athenry in Co. Galway and haven't noticed anything goin' on with the lights here!!

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#14 31-03-2010 12:04AM

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Back home for Easter and we've lost all the English channels and Rte is all fuzzy and flicks off intermittently:( Really reminds me of the 80s.

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#15 31-03-2010 12:05AM

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Been happening in Sligo all evening too - I thought it was just me tripping out a bit until the missus got back & commented on it too.

I was praying that the power didn't go during the match tonight, but after the result Man Utd got, it probably would have made my evening a lot less depressing.

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#16 31-03-2010 12:06AM

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Mad how they're flickering all over the country. Surge guards FTW.

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#17 31-03-2010 12:06AM

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happening here in limerick.

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#18 31-03-2010 12:07AM

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thought I was losing my sight..:) yay!

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#19 31-03-2010 12:07AM

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It's happening in Dublin 13 as well, but only with the front room light and the Kitchen light.
I'm happy now that it's not just my house.

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#20 31-03-2010 12:08AM

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Smart bunch in here I see.

Rough, windy weather = flicking lights for as long as i've lived in Ireland.

What does 2+2 make?

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#21 31-03-2010 12:08AM

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No news of it on the ESB website. You'd think they'd be interested in this kind of thing like.

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#22 31-03-2010 12:09AM

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Dub 8 here. its even more irritating than a brownout...keep getting distracted like there's a shiny object in the room...

*ooooh shiiiinnnneyyyyy*

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#23 31-03-2010 12:09AM

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dannydiamond wrote: »

What does 2+2 make?

Ohh hang on now till the oul lightbulb over the heads illuminate!

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#24 31-03-2010 12:09AM

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Mine is gone now. Great. Battery on my phone is nearly dead too.

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#25 31-03-2010 12:10AM

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dannydiamond wrote: »

Smart bunch in here I see.

Rough, windy weather = flicking lights for as long as i've lived in Ireland.

What does 2+2 make?

Haven't seen lights flicker in years. Do you like keep all your household lighting outdoors or something?

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#26 31-03-2010 12:10AM

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dannydiamond wrote: »

What does 2+2 make?

STOP HOLDING OUT ON US!?

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#27 31-03-2010 12:10AM

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WEIRD!

I just noticed it now, after reading the 2nd post! :eek:

Doubblin SS

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#28 31-03-2010 12:11AM

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Loights are dodge here in D four......

...teen

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#29 31-03-2010 12:11AM

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Flickering here in Maynooth too.

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#30 31-03-2010 12:11AM

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i was literally about to post that it hadnt happened in leixlip but just when i had it typed, they flickered a bit!

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#31 31-03-2010 12:12AM

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Takes me back to The Emergency. Ah memories.

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#32 31-03-2010 12:12AM

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Flickering in Swords.

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#33 31-03-2010 12:13AM

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Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Flickering here in Maynooth too.

You must be generating some mad oura or focefield in your gaff, they've stopped in mine now the past hours!

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#34 31-03-2010 12:13AM

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flickering like mad up here in north donegal

then again our esb wires are holding up most of the poles so what do ya expect lol

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#35 31-03-2010 12:13AM

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Been happening in the D5 and D13 area since around 10pm. I though the rain had somehow leaked into the main fuseboard.

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#36 31-03-2010 12:15AM

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Yep, been flickering in D13, since around 8pm in my house

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#37 31-03-2010 12:15AM

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Feck ye,
I'm starting to imagine now that they are flickering when I know damn well that they are not!!!

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#38 31-03-2010 12:15AM

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The-Rigger wrote: »

STOP HOLDING OUT ON US!?

Used to be 6 but i've heard we've upgraded to 7 with new eu laws.

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#39 31-03-2010 12:16AM

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fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

Feck ye,
I'm starting to imagine now that they are flickering when I know damn well that they are not!!!

Are ya sure it ent just the tv picture flickering off the walls

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#40 31-03-2010 12:16AM

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Sorry guys, that was me turning on the milking machine, i'll be finished shortly (all you culchies will understand )

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#41 31-03-2010 12:17AM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hx6s_hpI8w

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#42 31-03-2010 12:18AM

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been flickering in north tipp and more importantly the Chorus MMDS seems to have blown a fuse, but it may be the arial as there are large amounts of sticky snow/ice combinations on roofs

snow here this evening is unreal, must be the cause, it started as basicly falling ice more then snow, then massive snow fall for several hours. not seen one car out on the road, so i would imagine there is a heavy loading on the grid from heating.

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#43 31-03-2010 12:18AM

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Been doing it all day....

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#44 31-03-2010 12:18AM

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Lu Tze wrote: »

Sorry guys, that was me turning on the milking machine, i'll be finished shortly (all you culchies will understand )

Didn't your Da tell you it's for milking the cows and not yourself?

fluffyorganic1 wrote: »

Feck ye,
I'm starting to imagine now that they are flickering when I know damn well that they are not!!!

*cackles*

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#45 31-03-2010 12:19AM

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it's the devil that flicks the lights......... they are flickering all evening in Carlow

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#46 31-03-2010 12:20AM

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Yeah, its flickering here in D7 also.

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#47 31-03-2010 12:22AM

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Thaedydal wrote: »

Didn't your Da tell you it's for milking the cows and not yourself?

*cackles*

But its like the ultimate deep throat

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#48 31-03-2010 12:22AM

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Flickering here in Cyprus also.

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#49 31-03-2010 12:22AM

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Power is gone here, just outside portlaoise. Been flickering for a few hours and now it's totally gone.

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#50 31-03-2010 12:25AM

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Eirgrid must be having fun...

I've been noticing it myself, thought it might be stuff switching somewhere. Been long enough to trigger a few resets of the desktop downstairs.

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#51 31-03-2010 12:26AM

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Lights are flickering here in Cork and going dim as well. Hope we don't lose power.

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