Storm Éowyn

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Breakdown of figures shows 33,768 claims were lodged following storm

Irish general insurer said it expects the January weather events to cost it €30.6m when all is said and done

Current commissioner Drew Harris to remain in role until September 1st

Government policy needs further overhaul to address low planting rates

More than 80% of timber-harvesting machinery here is working on storm-hit plantations

State companies could spend €22bn on power infrastructure

Urgent Government intervention needed to back sustained reductions, says climate advisory body

Cork is ‘very, very vulnerable’, but Dublin, Galway, the east coast and areas along the Shannon are also at high risk

Start by learning the obvious lessons from Storm Éowyn 

Storms Éowyn and Darragh highlighted vulnerabilities, with widespread disruptions to power and water

Salty storm winds can cause damage to plants, but the good news is they usually recover

Finance subsidiary shows energy business repaid €300m last year

Service providers may have to submit annual reports on implementation of measures

Unite wants non-essential outdoor work suspended during extreme weather events and workers impacted to be paid

University of Galway research team reveal thousands living in western coastal areas narrowly avoided devastating flooding

Emerging technology, harsh marine conditions and cost pose challenges, but big offshore projects can be done, say experts

Preppers and survivalists have the skills, strategies and supplies to see them through all kinds of natural and man-made crises. They have one question: how prepared are you?

Given our dependence on electric power, delivery of modern interconnector should be faster than one built in wartime

Axel Pawlik first moved to Ireland from Germany in 1996, then returned during Covid

ESB networks to improve surveying, hazard removal and forestry management

Proposals follow Storm Éowyn, which left 760,000 homes without power and some customers waiting weeks for restoration

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We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland

‘If we do not put structures and resources in place, communities will be increasingly exposed,’ Climate Change Advisory Council chair says

Payments totalling €3.8 million after in 2023 Storm Babet next highest sum after an extreme weather event

Licensed owners urged to quickly clear felled trees as equivalent of almost 2.5 times annual timber harvest brought down

Will traditional heating methods return to new builds or will backup generators become commonplace?

Engineers say State is poorly equipped for extreme weather as survey of public shows most expect more floods

Storm Éowyn brought hurricane-force winds while temperatures in December and February were above average

Move follows closure of schools following storms, snowfall and power cuts

Government taskforce tackling aftermath of devastating weather system

Almost 24,000 claims have been filed to date in what is now likely to be the most costly weather event this century

Michael Seery (73) said his plantation has been ‘flattened’ by last month’s winds

Simon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategy

Clean-up continues at Ireland’s nature reserves more than three weeks after record winds hit

Ireland needs a new centre of gravity in the social care sector. It needs an approach which is both place-based and outcome focused

Storm Gudrun shocked the Nordic country into building a new, climate-proofed power grid. Will Ireland follow suit?

Insurance Ireland had predicted overall claims could reach as much as €200m

More than 768,000 homes, businesses and schools lost power due to the storm