101,000 homes still without electricity a week after Storm Éowyn
About 2,800 houses also still without water
About 2,800 houses also still without water
Rachel Connolly says she rebuked Micheál Martin for ‘lack of preparedness and response’
Galway GP has to dispose of vaccines due to power outages as many could be without electricity into next week
Average temperature in 2023 was 10.96 degrees with 1,511 millimetres of rain recorded
Robin McDonagh has spent a quarter of his life in the Connemara Court Hotel as his mother’s home has no electricity, heat or water
Repair crews from Austria, Finland arrive to assist ESB in restoring power
Storm Éowyn aftermath: Anger and frustration are evident in Castlerea over lack of power, water and phone services
Rural householders and farmers highlight crucial role of generators as premises remain without mains electricity while ESB crews work to repair grid damage
‘We have a stove in the sitting room so we’re sleeping in there. We can’t sleep in our bedroom because the room is freezing’
West Galway recorded the highest wind speeds and the most damage, with some premises not expected to get electricity back until next week
Up to 100,000 customers likely to be without power for the rest of the week
New emergency response ‘hubs’ to be set up to assist vulnerable communities and individuals
ESB Networks says 246,000 customers still without power as Ireland now feels the effects of Storm Herminia
Maura Adshead, whose home was damaged, believes extreme weather is linked to climate change
For many of those left without power local hotels, community centres and cafes have been a lifeline
A power cut in Westport necessitated soup in the cafe and a pub session before a temporary house move
Spanish-named Storm Herminia is set to approach Ireland in the next few days but will not be as significant as Storm Éowyn
‘The damage is terrible’: A Cork family is forced to move to a Mallow hotel after a tree came through their house roof
From widespread destruction at Blacksod to a football stadium damaged in the midlands, no county was left undamaged as the storm moved across the country
Extensive damage to buildings across the country as storm brings record-breaking gusts
ESB says some people will face a week without power following ‘unprecedented’ damage
Record-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenon
Galway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945
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Widespread damage with roofs gone and electricity cables down all over Mullet peninsula and Erris
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Red warning in effect until 2pm with schools closed and tens of thousands of properties without power
Reports of damage to electricity and telecoms infrastructure with some 20,000 homes and businesses hit by power outages
Status red warning has passed for capital with fire crews clearing fallen trees and some public transport services resuming
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