A community in Lanesborough, Ireland, enduring a weeks-long power outage following Storm Éowyn, finally sees their electricity restored thanks to two ESB workers. Pat McCormack, a retired postman, and his wife Rita, along with their son Fintan and neighbor Maura McCormack, have faced challenges like cooking difficulties and freezing temperatures during the outage. The storm's impact has been felt nationwide, with Coillte estimating millions of euros in damages to its forest estate.
Where the Shannon enters Lough Ree sits the silent Lough Ree power station, looming over both Lanesborough and its companion across the bridge, Ballyleague.townland of Gortgallon, and with the distinctive chimney of the power station in the distance, a group of four houses also sit without power, and have done since
Unfortunately, cooking is not really an option. “We’ve been eating sandwiches mostly, I do go into Adie’s for the odd dinner and bring it down here,” said Mr McCormack.As a sufferer of COPD , the lack of power has brought added challenges for Mr McCormack, especially at night. “Getting up at night with the flashlight, it’s not ideal. One night I knocked the lamp under the bed and couldn’t find it,” he said.
Further along the road lives Maura McCormack , wife of the late Brian, who was a brother of Mr McCormack’s, and who worked in the power station for almost 40 years. “At this stage, it is too early to confirm what the costs will be, but there will be very significant costs running into millions of euro covering everything from emergency clearance to significant areas of windblow across our productive forests, forest parks, biodiversity and recreation areas, along with, in time, the costs of replanting. There are also social and environmental impacts as well,” according to a statement from Coillte.
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