Community Hubs open for those affected by storm damage

As the Storm Éowyn clean-up continues, Cavan County Council is working with local partners through the Cavan Community Forum to put in place local community hubs where those affected by power cuts and water outages can come and avail of facilities such as charging, heat, and tea/coffee.

The following community hubs are available to the public from 10am on Monday morning, 27th January for members of the public to come in and get a cup of tea or coffee, charge phones, or just avail of the heating!

Name of Emergency Hub

(GAA Club, Library, Area Office, Community Centre, Leisure Centre etc.)

Eircode

Services available

Opening Hours

LA operated or Community operated with LA support

 

 

Operational from

Dowra Courthouse

N41 CR29

Tea/ coffee

Hot water

Toilet facilities

10am – 4pm

Community

29/1/2025

Trivia House,  

Swanlinbar

 

H14 NH21

 

Shower facilities

Toilet facilities  

Charging facilities Tea/coffee

Wi-Fi

10am- 2pm

 

 

Community

29/1/2025

Loughan House, Blacklion

F91 PKV1

Hot Meals

9.30am-3.30pm

Community

28/1/2025

Corlough Community Centre

H14DD71

Charging, tea/coffee, showers (bring own towels and soaps)

11am-1pm, 4pm-7pm

Community

03/02/2025

Details of further hubs will be shared as they come online.

A national map of the Emergency Response Hubs has been developed and can be accessed at: https://arcg.is/1mX5W0

Members of the public with medical emergencies associated with power or water outages out of hours or over the weekend are advised to contact 999 or 112, or in less urgent circumstances, Doctor on Call on 1800 777 911.

Contact

This number is operational during normal working hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. It will not be monitored over the weekend. Cavan County Council's out-of-hours emergency number is available for urgent issues with housing, roads, etc at 087 611 8116.

If there is a medical emergency, please dial 999 or 112. For less urgent medical issues, contact Doctor-on-Call on 1800 777 911. Please refer to Cavan County Council's website for an up-to-date list of community hubs. Please refer to ESB Network's Website and Uisce Éireanns Website for updates on power and water outages

Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, Cllr TP O'Reilly hailed the community spirit of the people of Cavan in dealing with this historic storm, saying, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the phenomenal response from the community across the county in the face of this unprecedented disruption to basic services and the needs of our citizens".

Alternative water supplies

Alternative water supplies, supplied by Uisce Éireann and Group Water Schemes, are in place at locations across the county. View the list here.

Consumers are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from tankers and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure.