Weather events

ESB Networks, aided by skilled technicians from abroad, has restored power to 738,000 customers

Thousands of homes, farms, schools and businesses remain without electricity

Numbers without electricity down from peak of 768,000 following unprecedented impact of storm

Storm Éowyn aftermath: Rory Comer (28) has been receiving palliative care for brain cancer in Dunmore, Co Galway

Forget ‘greenwashing’ - now the talk in the corporate world is of “greenhushing”

Community efforts in rural Galway is key to surviving Storm Éowyn’s power outages

ESB Networks warned public not to approach dangerous fallen electricity infrastructure

Given that about a third of the country lies below sea level, the greatest long-term risk is from flooding as a result of rising sea levels

West of Ireland counting the cost of storm a week on with many in Galway still without power

Radio: At least the RTÉ host is doing his bit to help out. Government Ministers seem caught in the headlights

If this storm erodes public confidence in electrification, it could lead to backtracking

About 2,800 houses still without water as CAO deadline is extended for students in affected areas

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

Incident happened at about 5.30am near Raphoe

President and Republicans have tied funds to policy agendas as Newsom fights for additional recovery funds

Higher premiums for consumers likely if severe weather strikes more often, industry figures warn

Widespread damage with roofs gone and electricity cables down all over Mullet peninsula and Erris

It won’t be the last time we’re catapulted briefly back into a world of abrupt school closures. So why are decisions on online learning being left up to individual schools?

Red warning in effect until 2pm with schools closed and tens of thousands of properties without power