Kildare County Council Issues Key Public Safety Messages for Storm Éowyn
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24th January 2025: Kildare County Council’s Severe Weather Team and Crisis Management Team convened this morning to review the impact of Storm Éowyn across Kildare. The storm has caused significant disruptions to electricity, telecommunications and trees throughout the county. Roads are in a poor condition with debris and fallen trees and motorists are asked to drive with extreme caution and be mindful of vulnerable road users including pedestrians and cyclists.
Starting at 12.00 PM the weather warning will downgrade from Orange to Yellow. Our crews will deploy using a dynamic risk assessment approach to health and safety to assess the situation across our Municipal Districts and to commence the clean-up operation. Our Transportation and Parks teams will collaborate with professional arborists to address the windblown trees. However, due to the extensive impact of the storm, the clean-up operation will take time and extend over the weekend.
Our offices are closed today, but our staff are working remotely. Reports of fallen trees can be made via our out-of-hours service at 1800 500 444. Given the extent of the storm, there are high call volumes to this service, and we ask the public to be patient.
We are posting current information about fallen trees on our alerts system, available on our website - https://kildarecoco.ie/emergencynews/wp/
Customers with appointments to attend Áras Chill Dara, Naas on 24th January can re-book online at www.kildarecoco.ie/OnlineBookingSystem
Additionally, there are a range of online services available for conducting business with the Council.
For non-emergency inquiries, please email customerservice@kildarecoco.ie and you will receive a response during normal working hours.
ESB Networks is highlighting the dangers posed by fallen live wires and advises the public and emergency services to stay away from these fallen cables and report such cases to ESB Emergency Services at 1800 372 999. The public can monitor www.PowerCheck.ie regarding power restoration times.
Uisce Éireann customers can check the website and social media channels for updates and contact the 24/7 customer care centre at 1800 278 278. The public can also sign up online to Uisce Éireann’s free text alert system for regular updates about local supplies - see www.water.ie.”
Please monitor Met Éireann forecasts and/or visit https://www.met.ie/ for the most up to date information. Information is also available across social media platforms and other news media sources.
Kildare County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team, Crisis Management Team and Local Coordination Groups will continue to convene during this event and over the coming days, to monitor and coordinate a local response to the situation.
