In the News podcast: Why was Ireland’s infrastructure, particularly our energy network, so vulnerable to Storm Éowyn?
The aftermath of Storm Éowyn has continued to wreak havoc across the State with up to 100,000 homes and businesses likely to be without power for the rest of the week and some cut off from the grid until the end of next week.
The worst storm to hit Ireland in decades, Storm Éowyn left over a million homes and businesses across the island without power. A new humanitarian group has been established as part of the National Emergency Coordination Group to help deal with the immediate hardship caused by the storm.
And why was Ireland’s infrastructure, particularly our energy network, so vulnerable to Storm Éowyn? Dr Julie Clarke, assistant professor in engineering in climate action in Trinity College Dublin, joins the podcast to discuss how Ireland needs to prepare for future storms of this magnitude.
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