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Council Holding Meeting To Discuss Humanitarian Response To Storm Éyown

Clare County Council is holding a briefing today to discuss the humanitarian response to Storm Éwoyn.

It comes as some communities in West and North Clare are now entering their fourth day without access to water, electricity and phone coverage.

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Residents of Inagh are now into their fourth day without a water supply.

The reservoir supplying the village, Kilnamona, Cloonaha and its surrounding areas has been unable to function due to electricity outages caused by Storm Éowyn.

ESB predicts power will return to residents by this evening and its hoped this in turn this will return their water supply.

Local resident Brigid Rynne, who’s also the owner of Wild Ireland Haberdashery in Miltown Malbay says the last number of days have been challenging, especially for vulnerable residents.

Clare County Council is holding a briefing today to discuss the humanitarian response to Storm Éoywn.

In Quilty, the vast majority of residents and businesses remain without power and without any mobile or landline coverage

The storm also took its damage on buildings, with the gable wall of a holiday home on Rine Row being completely destroyed, in addition to multiple mobile homes and several farm sheds were metal sheets were ripped apart.

Local Councillor Michael Shannon says the storm caused unprecedented damage in the area and that while a humanitarian assistance fund is urgently required, he believes much of the fallout could’ve been mitigated with upgraded infrastructure.

You can listen to the full interview here:

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