Meath County Council's Community Response Forum has been activated to manage the humanitarian response to the aftermath of Storm Éowyn as some badly affected areas of the county are still without water and power.
A number of Community Hubs have been set up across the county to assist people with basic needs such as water, hot food, phone charging, broadband access, shower and clothes washing facilities etc.
Community Hub Locations:
- Athboy Community Centre - C15 P280 - 9am to 8pm
- Ballinlough GFC - A82 VW27 - Open daily until 9pm
- Bohermeen Community Centre - C15 XW97 - Call 087 778 3325
- Carnaross GFC - A82 DW01 - 9am to 9pm
- Kilmessan - Costello's Centra - C15 V2RR - 7am to 10pm
- Kiltale GAA - C15 AD66 - 10am to 1pm & 4pm to 6pm, 7:30pm- 11:30pm
- Kells Family Resource Centre - A82 Y308
- Meath Partnership - A82 N6P8 - 9am to 5pm
- Meath Civil Defence - C15 X58P- need to contact before arriving- charging of medical devices.
- Moynalty Muintir na Tir Hall - A82 Y935 - 10am to 2pm
- Moynalty Steam Treshing Hall - A82 C6K7 - 9am to 6pm
- Mullagh - Kilian's Lodge - A82 C9R6 - Business hours to 9pm
- Nobber GFC - A82 FE08
- Simonstown Gaels GFC - C15 N61X - 8am to 10pm
- Slane Men’s Shed - C15 DEH7 - 2pm to 8pm - Kevin 086 600 3636
- Skryne GFC - C15 WY90 - Open daily until 8pm
- St. Brigids GFC - A82 HD36 - 9am to 9pm
- Third Age Centre - A83 PW94 - 9am to 4pm.
- Trim Castle Hotel - C15 FCY8 - 9am to 8pm extended until Friday 31st of January
- Walterstown Gfc Official - C15 PN35 -From 9am onwards.
These hubs were established after the Community Response Forum, chaired by Meath County Council Chief Executive Kieran Kehoe, convened early this morning discussing the ongoing effects of Storm Éowyn and identifying what could be done to further assist people in difficulty.
If you need assistance, please contact Meath County Council Customer Service between 8am and 8pm. Please call Meath County Council Customer Service on 046 9097000; Alternatively, you can email customerservice@meathcoco.ie to report an issue.
Meath County Council is also aware that some people do not currently have Wi-Fi or mobile data so we are asking communities to please check in locally on vulnerable people and make them aware of these hubs and to contact us if they need anything.
Speaking about the Community Hubs, Meath County Council Chief Executive Kieran Kehoe said: "Aside from the fantastic ongoing work of our crews on the roads in the most difficult of conditions, we are also aware that there are still people in the county that have no power, no water, no heating, no communication systems, so we are setting up these Community Hubs in key locations to help as many people as we can.
"The critical thing now is getting help to these people, particularly any vulnerable people, and these hubs will be in operation as long as they are needed."
Since Storm Éowyn made landfall in the county on Friday morning causing widespread damage, over 360 calls have been logged through Meath County Council's Customer Service portal.
Meath County Council crews have been working since it was made safe to do so on Friday afternoon and, in extremely difficult conditions including freezing temperatures and a Status Yellow Wind warning, most of these cases have now been resolved. Assistance was also provided by Meath County Council Fire and Rescue Service and the Civil Defence.
The Meath County Council Local Coordination Group (LCG) convened regularly on Friday and Saturday to evaluate the impact of Storm Éowyn. As the lead response agency for severe weather events, Meath County Council Chief Executive Kieran Kehoe chaired the group with representatives from An Garda Síochána and the HSE along with representatives from the Meath County Council Roads/Transportation, Fire Services, Housing, Water, Customer Services and Communications.