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Devastation 'still being felt' on one-year anniversary of Storm Éowyn

Jan 24, 2026 08:17
By Shannonside News
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Devastation 'still being felt' on one-year anniversary of Storm Éowyn
Storm Éowyn damage at Mote Park in Co. Roscommon last year.

Over eight hundred thousand homes were left without power and over one hundred thousand without water.

The devastation from Storm Éowyn is still being felt on its one year anniversary today.
Over eight hundred thousand homes were left without power and over one hundred thousand without water.

Cavan Monaghan Fianna Fail TD Brendan Smith says the electricity grid needs to have greater resilience and telecom providers must also strengthen their networks.
Deputy Smith says locals are still worried about steps that need to be taken a year on:

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