Joan Comer had no power to provide for her terminally ill son, Rory, in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn. Photograph: Ronan McGreevyESB Networks has apologised to customers in north Galway who have been experiencing persistent cuts a year since Storm Éowyn. Dunmore resident Joan Comer said she has counted 20 electricity blackouts since Storm Éowyn. Storm Éowyn left almost 800,000 ESB Networks customers without power. “While individual landowner responses are positive, agreements are taking time.”Storm damaged and fallen trees at Glenanail Drive in Galway City during Storm Éowyn.

Source: The Irish Times January 25, 2026 18:31 UTC