Storm Eowyn Leaves a Third of Ireland Without Power

I am really worried about Storm Eowyn,

admitted TikTok user Highland Girly, who, as the name suggests is based in the Scottish Highlands

We are also charging all of our power banks so we can keep using our phones,

she continued, before showcasing a series of battery-powered LED candles positioned around the house which are a "great source of light".

Unfortunately we are attending a serious road traffic collision on the N14, just north of Lifford,

said Supt Liam Geraghty

If your flight is cancelled or delayed, you’re unlikely to be owed compensation by the airline as weather events are considered ‘extraordinary circumstances’,

said Which travel expert Guy Hobbs

The period following a storm can often be the most dangerous and people should continue to be very careful particularly with regard to the hazard of fallen power lines and the threat of fallen trees and debris blocking roads

the NECG said

This is a storm like no storm you have ever experienced in Ireland,

Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather says

There still are further impacts to be expected across the country,

Ms Walsh said

Storm Éowyn has brought record-breaking winds and is causing widespread damage and disruption,

said the chairman Keith Leonard

If your flight is cancelled, your airline is legally obliged to find you alternative flights, including with rival carriers, as soon as possible, or you can opt to be refunded. If you take a refund, be aware that your airline will no longer need to assist you in completing your journey,

Mr Hobbs continued

These winds were the strongest we’ve ever experienced here. We lost electricity during the night but it was restored on Friday morning,

Aylward said

Thankfully, on this occasion, while the seas were big, it was the high winds that caused the main impact. They reached 136km/h around 5am. There is widespread damage with roofs gone and electricity cables down all over the Mullet peninsula and Erris,

Sweeney said

From our experience of previous significant weather events and due to the severity of Storm Éowyn, we expect that power restoration will take a significant number of days and will take more than a week in the worst impacted areas,

the company has warned

Service restoration for core and mobile networks will proceed as a priority. It is expected that there will be a significant number of individual faults in addition to this, but the full impact of this will only become clear after power is restored and after resolution teams have prioritised making fallen poles and lines safe,

the company said in a statement

It’s widespread and the damage is extensive to the network,

he said

Airlines should still be offering assistance, this could include free food and drink – usually in the form of vouchers – as well as overnight accommodation if it becomes necessary,

he said

The terminal building will not be accessible to members of the public during this time,

it said

This is a very, very serious storm [and] the winds are very, very strong. As you’d expect they are strongest over the western half of the country but they’re going to be very strong right the way up through the midlands as well,

he said

It was coming because for years and years it was recording the highest windspeed in almost every storm. So it was coming, but we didn’t know how bad it would be,

he said

Many homeowners may not realise that if their property is underinsured, any claim payout from a storm event could be reduced proportionately, leaving them responsible for covering the shortfall,

he said

If your home becomes more risky to insure due to the increased threat from storm damage and natural disasters, then the price of your insurance will eventually go up,

he said