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In March, some of our volunteers attended an awards night in Regoin South where agencies involved in the response to recent #emergencies were recognised for their contribution. #emcom #hamradio

Some of our volunteers attended helicopter approach training today, courtesy of @IrishCoastGuard Helicopters are ideal for transporting radio kit and operators when roads are blocked by fallen trees. #emcomm

All emergency services suffered a radio communications collapse during Storm Éowyn (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/6610372

Public buildings, community centres, sports facilities , hotels, club facilities, hosting emergency response hubs. gov.ie/ga/nuacht/19c8…

@AnGabharCliste @mickeycarty @drivetimerte Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. #Resilience

@mickeycarty @drivetimerte Absolutely. So many peole seem to think that it is the government's responsibility (and therefore the taxpayers) to sort out every little inconvenience they have. People need to be prepared for such emergencies. I'm sick listening to the snowflakes moaning. #StormEowyn

@drivetimerte That lady giving it hell to Mícheál Martin and Dr. Martin Daly who lost 4 freezers of food in the last 12 months… Should she not have gotten herself a €300 generator . Two solar panels , a wind turbine wouldn’t even turn a turbine on

Well done the the local authorities around the country who have set up hubs to ease the impact on people who are suffing due to unprecented #StormEowyn longfordcoco.ie/your-council/n…

Examples of the impact that #StormÉowyn is having on the people in the affected areas. thejournal.ie/people-without…

3 days after the #StormÉowyn, this is a good snapshot of where we are in the recovery phase. rte.ie/news/2025/0127… Our members look forward to being more involved in the preparedness phase of the #Emergency management cycle for future #severeweather events. #StrongerTogether

Infrastructure dependant communications systems compromised by severe weather event #StormÉowyn x.com/TeresaMannion/…

⚠️ IRCG VHF Channel 16 is off air on the North and North-West Coast due to damage by #StormÉowyn EPIRB & PLB distress signalling beacon service is fully operational in this area If you or someone you see is possibly in difficulty, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Coast Guard

Clifden has been isolated in terms of communications. #StormÉowyn

Eir are mobilising crews to visit sites with portable generators to charge batteries where mains power has failed. #eir #StormÉowyn #communications #emcomm

Checkout downdetector.ie for information on reported outages across the telecommunications infrastructure providers. The scale of the problem is staggering. #emcomm

@emergencyIE @merrionstreet @MetEireann @DeptHousingIRL One of the learnings from #stormophelia was that elderly people living alone missed a working phone more than heat or light. If you have #pmr446 2 way radios. Please charge them and have one ready for your elderly neighbour to call you if they need you. #bewinterready #StormEowyn

Watch: National Emergency Coordination Centre press conference on Storm Éowyn. Red warnings will be in place across Ireland! - Stay indoors - Avoid unnecessary travel - Take action to protect yourself and your property #StormÉowyn @MerrionStreet @MetEireann @DeptHousingIRL

Our members are on standby Nationally for #StormÉowyn While the wind may not directly impact telecommunications infrastructure, the damage to the power grid will result in some outages when backup batteries deplete.

Ever wonder what a Civil Defence Officer does? Cork City Civil Defence Officer Veronica Forde talks to her Council about the job she loves. corkcity.ie/en/council-ser…

The planned exercise for an Information Day for the 'Voluntary Emergency Services' in the South East Region changed course after the recent major emergency at Wexford General Hospital which became a ready-made exercise scenario in itself. #Wexford thefrontline.ie/wexford-hospit…

When wired and wireless infrastructure goes down following a ransome cyber attack, individuals resort to enabling personal phone hotspot to operate PCs. #chaos #hacked #wifi #emcomm