Media update – aftermath Storm Éowyn Monday 27 January at 1.30pm

Tipperary County Council’s Crisis Management Team met this morning to discuss the aftermath of the Storm Éowyn.

Roads were cleared across the County over the weekend, a full list of road closures per district is available on the Council’s website. www.tipperarycoco.ie.

There are approximately 1500 power outages mainly in the northern part of the County including Newport, Ballina, Ballina, Birdhill, Cloughjordan and Roscrea and ESB networks is currently working on restoring supply to these areas.

The Council is now concentrating its efforts to provide assistance to vulnerable people in isolated communities and households in conjunction with the HSE, An Garda Siochana, Department of Social Protection and Housing Section.

A dedicated contact number 0818 06 5001 has been established to provide assistance to vulnerable people in isolated communities and households where they are experiencing power outages due to the storm. Our staff will also seek to assist those with medical/health needs and those lacking social isolation supports. Where the Council is contacted through this new phone number, we will ascertain what organisation needs to be contacted to respond to the issue i.e. the HSE, An Garda Siochana, Department of Social Protection, Housing Section etc. and then to pass on details. We do know that these organisations are reaching out to these people, but we want to ensure that the most vulnerable are not missed.

In the first instance we encourage families, neighbours, local clubs, and businesses to seek to assist those who are vulnerable in our community.

Tipperary County Council wishes to express our sincere thanks to all those who provided assistance in recent days to those who are vulnerable in our community.

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