Clean up continues as thousands still without power or water

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The clean up continues this morning after Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc across the island.

Trees have been uprooted – roofs peeled off – and a man died when a tree fell on his car near Raphoe in Co Donegal.

Forecasters are predicting a cold morning with icy stretches and also with the risk of some sleet and snow showers, which may hamper efforts to restore power to the thousands still left without light and heat.

The storm, which saw gusts of 183km/h recorded at Mace Hard, Co Galway, left close to one million homes, farms and businesses without power across the island at one stage.

Connacht GAA’s €3.1 million Air Dome centre of excellence in Co Mayo was completely destroyed, while a seasonal ice rink in Blanchardstown, west Dublin, was also severely damaged along with the roof of St Joseph’s Church in Boyle, Co Roscommon.

Clean up continues as thousands still without power or water

Connacht’s Air Dome. Photo: INPHO/James Crombie

ESB Networks said the storm brought “unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage” to electricity…



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