RTÉ Brainstorm
February 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It's over two weeks since Storm Éowyn caused widespread and there are still homes and businesses waiting to be reconnected to the electricity supply and the clean-up goes on. Although these types of storms are anticipated to be rare, they are a wake-up call. More extreme weather events will continue and we are likely to see more storms like this one.
Energy experts Fionn Rogan, Brian Ó Gallachóir, Barry Hayes, Paul Deane and Hannah Daly take a look at the infrastructural vulnerabilities which Éowyn has highlighted and suggest 5 ways to improve Ireland's energy resilience https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0210/1495683-storm-eowyn-energy-infrastructure-resilience-improvements/