⚠️ Storm Éowyn - Fri 24.01.25 (**Please read Mod Instruction in OP.**)

Yes - when the sales guy says "it will cover you in a power cut" - I'd say it's been overrated? Wouldn't you?

8 or so houses in a 29 house estate here with Solar and the ones I have been talking too have been sorely dissappointed of this particular aspect of what they were sold.

I am not stating that all these installations are like yours but there is no doubt that many people have been sold a pup on this particular aspect of the benefits of solar.

I'd expect a system that you cost significantly more than most of the neighbours have paid, especially if you can go for a week on solar/battery…….and more power to you literally.

No doubt it will be rebuilt in time for the next red storm 🙃

How about the government not taking a fortnight off when a lot of the country are in dire straits. Where is the emergency agency that meet in the run up to storms? Could they not convene and communicate some info to people. No power or water for people at this time of year is a serious issue. But enough of that, let's get back to solving world peace in the middle east.

The fact you think they arent working is laughable, an obvious anti-government agenda. What would you like, Big Michael bare chested dragging trees of the road. Simo connecting electric wires with a bit of duct tape

Or maybe just maybe, let the professionals get on with there job and work behind the scenes like every TD likely is.

Ours went out to unknown today . It’s was the meant to be the 1st of feb . Without water, electricity, phone and internet also . The original estimate from the guys on the poles repairing our network was 9-10 days so it’s quietly possibly going to be the case .
There is so much carnage around mayo . Back roads are now like dirt tracks with all the debris. Must be many thousands of trees down around mayo . You can’t drive 200 metres without seeing a tree down .
loads of electricity poles down or snapped . An awful lot of homes have some form of damage if only roof tiles to capping to more serious damage .
I haven’t seen anything like this since 1987s storm. Having to drive 15 mins to get a cell mobile network to send this .

It's clear that Éowyn did not have quite as large of a windfield compared to the most exceptional of the 20th century - such as "K" from February 1988 or Debbie from September 1961. But that's only one way of looking at it. There's many ways to analyse the severity of a storm. It's disingenuous and biased to look solely at just the numbers.

The Mace Head figure I've given an asterisk for due to its exposed location and short record history that the national record would have probably been challenged had it been in operation during the January 1945 storm or Debbie. Debbie especially to me looks like it had an ideal track for Mace Head to get some very high winds, both gust and sustained. We know Malin Head held the second highest of each behind the Foynes record from January 1945 during this event. Anyway, the biggest numbers don't necessarily correlate with the most severe storms. Damage can come in many forms from vulnerability of previous storms, the wind direction and infrastructure not up to standard (we are a slow reactive country at the best of times I feel, rarely proactive) to name a few examples.

I think research about the devastation Debbie caused would give some perspective as it was as far as I can see every bit as bad for its time - the larger population and infrastructure since has probably exacerbated the current situation. It's probably the most recent storm of severity in terms of impact for the northwest. I'm not saying this as fact, it's just what I'm deciphering from the information I know. If you are affected severely, I do not envy you one bit. January has been a rough month for some of you between the snow and these storms.

Some of the points I can find about Debbie:

• There were 12 deaths attributed to Debbie in the Republic of Ireland including 4 in Cavan. There were another 6 in Northern Ireland. Another 50 at least injured.
• Power was not restored for four days with the hardest hit areas completely cut off. These included Galway, Roscommon, Kerry, Limerick, Sligo and Donegal. The ESB had shortage of staff in Galway from strikes. The limited staff worked their ass off to help restore. Underground power cables were requested in Galway following this. Galway "resembled a bomb site".
• Sea spray and salt travelled at least 100 yards.
• Like Éowyn, Debbie was right around neap tides so sea levels weren't as high as they could be. Nonetheless, rivers overflowed as they did such as the Shannon flooding many roads and fields of crops.

That's my last bit on Éowyn, a severe and noteworthy storm to put down in the books. After all of this, I hope we don't see a windstorm for a long time but that's wishful thinking.. at least we have a bit of high pressure to come again later this coming week to settle things down and hopefully see a quick improving situation for those of you affected.

Here on the Leitrim / Longford border. Power went 5.19am Friday and estimation is now for February 5th restoration. Was 6days out during Darragh we survived but this is testing us ! Luckily had got an Anker power station which keeps the tv and 4G internet we have going for a few hours every evening. Charge it in Longford the following day in my parents who have electricity but no water. We luckily have water. Due to previous owners of the house not properly working the boiler to a dedicated spur it’s on a plug so plugged it into the power station and got nearly 2 hours of heating the house through and hot water for showers. A good generator and switch at the main board will be the next upgrade once the demand has eased as I can’t see much available at present.

If that's true, about not requesting EU help until Saturday evening even when offered earlier, that is disappointing. Totally unacceptable.

that is unreal. I recognise that stretch of road 😳🤯

Power starting to come back to Aran Islands.

Working in eastern side of Inis Mor.

Sought refuge in a city pub for the evening.

City dweller so forgive me. I’m guessing milking machines need electricity.Would every dairy farmer have their own generator as a backup? There was v little milk in my local Aldi earlier.

i've seen that before when they're either working on it, or have it fixed.

Obviously don't want to give you false hope though, it might not be back

Mine said that yesterday evening when I checked powercheck - but it didn't come back for another 4/5 hours, I also got a text from ESBN around the time it came back but none for earlier when the fault 'disappeared off powercheck)

Fingers crossed for you

Report it as I was the same it was saying I had no fault even tho the neighbours and myself were all out. They thought they had fixed the fault and we be back on but there was a fault on our line that wasn't detected until that fault was fixed.

how much was this and what kinda power does it produce