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If Storm Éowyn had hit Galway at high tide last January, lives would have been lost. This is the brutal conclusion of a new report from the government’s National Directorate of Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM), quietly published last week.

Following heavy rainfall overnight and this morning associated with Storm Amy, several roads across County Galway have been impacted by flooding, surface water, and storm-related debris.

The initial warning is in place until 10pm, with a Yellow wind warning in place nationally until midnight.

Updates to flood relief works in the Loughrea Municipal District (MD) area were provided to councillors at Monday’s Loughrea MD meeting.

Met Éireann has issued a High Tide Advisory Warning, which will remain in place until 11pm on Thursday 11 September, prompting the closure of Toft Car Park in Salthill.

Last week, the state-owned Land Development Agency was given the green light to apply for planning permission for 356 apartments in four tower blocks on over six acres of lands stretching from the entrance to Lough Atalia, to the Commercial Docks.

As it was on January 24, Storm Éowyn generated the highest coastal surges ever recorded along Ireland’s western seaboard. The Port of Galway recorded a 2.6m storm surge peak - the highest it has ever recorded in modern times, despite the full force of Éowyn hitting when the tide was ebbing. Limerick docks recorded surges of just under 3m - the height of a single story house above mean sea level.

Minister of State, Seán Canney TD, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to supporting individuals, families, communities, businesses, and sports clubs severely impacted by Storm Éowyn. The Minister acknowledged the hardship experienced, particularly in the west of Ireland, including areas close to his own constituency of Galway east.

The past week has tested the resilience of the people of the west of Ireland, as the storm swept through, leaving families and senior citizens in the dark and the cold—both literally and figuratively. Power lines crumbled under the relentless force of the wind, and entire communities found themselves without electricity, without heat, and, in many cases, without the means to stay warm or connected.