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Irish Independent
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
‘Not good enough' – Uisce Éireann and eir criticised for missing Sligo meeting about Storm Éowyn
Both eir and Uisce Éireann were unable to attend this month's county council meeting, but did send briefing notes to be circulated Both eir and Uisce Éireann were criticised for their non-attendance at a special meeting of Sligo County Council on Monday with Semi-State Organisations and Utility Providers to discuss the impact of Storm Éowyn. The ESB and Coillte were both in attendance at the meeting, with both organisations engaging in discussion with members of Sligo County Council.
Irish Independent
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
eir and Uisce Éireann criticised for non-attendance at Sligo County Council meeting to discuss impact of Storm Éowyn
eir and Uisce Éireann criticised for non-attendance at Sligo County Council meeting to discuss impact of Storm Éowyn eir and Uisce Éireann were unable to attend the meeting, but did send briefing notes to be circulated at the meeting Storm Éowyn caused a huge amount of damage in Sligo. Pic: Carl Brennan. Jessica Farry Sligo Champion Today at 04:00 Both eir and Uisce Éireann were criticised for their non-attendance at a special meeting of Sligo County Council on Monday with Semi-State Organisations and Utility Providers to discuss the impact of Storm Éowyn.
Irish Independent
16-05-2025
- General
- Irish Independent
Mayo school left without phone connection for almost four months following Storm Éowyn
Barnacogue National School in east Mayo have not been able to receive phone calls since the storm on January 24. One-hundred-and-eleven days after the record-breaking storm, the school issued an appeal to help them 'connect back with the rest of the world'. In a statement on Facebook, Barnacogue National School said: 'Our phone sounds as though it is ringing, but it isn't and we can't access any messages left. 'We have no phone line since Storm Éowyn and we are not having any luck having it reconnected. Our contract is with Vodafone Ireland , but they are blaming eir. It appears that small rural areas are not important to these companies. 'If an emergency arises in our school, we have to go out to the side of the road to make a call because we have no mobile phone coverage in our school either.' Anyone seeking to contact the school is asked to email the school. 'If anyone anywhere can help us to connect back with the rest of the world, your assistance would be greatly appreciated,' the school stated. A number of premises throughout Mayo remain without landline or broadband connections since Storm Éowyn. Local Sinn Féin councillor Gerry Murray said the state should nationalise eir to ensure adequate provision of services in rural Ireland. 'If eir was owned by the government, that job would have been sorted a long time ago. But unfortunately, you are dealing with a private utility. You are literally at their mercy,' Mr Murray told the Irish Independent. There are 23 students enrolled in Barnacogue National School which is situated near Ireland West Airport Knock.
