Recovering from a bypass in a home without power

Last Wednesday’s storms are fading into memory for most households — but not all. The Lucey family in West Cork have been without power since the high winds struck last Wednesday, and it could be Thursday before the power — and the water supply — is back. There is also the matter of the man of the house recovering from heart surgery, but despite it all, Tony, Mary, and daughter Chloe are keeping their spirits up.

The family, who live near Ballynacarriga, Dunmanway, in West Cork, have watched as the lights have come back on in the neighbouring houses while their home stays off the power grid.

“Last Wednesday it went out at 12.45pm, I think,” Mary said. “A tree fell on it and cracked it.”