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.
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: (𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟐𝟗/𝟎𝟏)
• Athboy Community Centre - C15 P280 - 9am to 8pm
• Ballinlough GFC - A82 VW27 - Open daily until 9pm
• Carnaross GFC - A82 DW01 - 9am to 9pm
• Kilmessan - Costello's Centra - C15 V2RR - 7am to 10pm
• Kells Family Resource Centre - A82 Y308
• Kilskyre Hurling Club A82V244 - 9am to 6pm
• 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
• Park Beo Greenway Hub - C15 EY0P - 9am to 5pm
• Simonstown Gaels GFC - C15 N61X - 8am to 10pm
• Slane Men’s Shed - C15 DEH7 - 2pm to 8pm - Kevin 086 600 3636
• St. Brigids GFC - A82 HD36 - 9am to 9pm
• St. Patricks GFC - K32 C433 - From 2pm
• Third Age Centre - A83 PW94 - 9am to 4pm.
• Trim Castle Hotel - C15 FCY8 - 9am to 8pm
• Walterstown Gfc Official - C15 PN35 - From 9am onwards.
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐒𝐄 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬
Additionally, Health Centres and Primary Care Centres will be available to offer charging and will fill a flask with hot water, for clients who have appointments with health service staff in those facilities. So if a client arrives for an appointment, and wishes to charge their phone/appliances in the waiting room and brings a flask, staff will oblige when staff are onsite.
𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤
In addition, the Meath County Library network are offering their services for those in need of power, water, etc. where possible.
𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬
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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.
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.
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.