‘I did not know what was going to happen to Ireland,’ admits head of taskforce

Seán Hogan tells Joyce Fegan how the emergency taskforce managed the crisis of Ophelia.

‘I did not know what was going to happen to Ireland,’ admits head of taskforce

Last Sunday night, as storm Ophelia approached Ireland, a status- red weather warning had been issued for the entire country.

“This is not the remnants of a hurricane — this is a hurricane,” warned meteorologist Joanna Donnelly on the evening news.

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