People with disabilities have been hit by ‘double whammy’ of snow and storms

Kanturk, Co Cork, earlier this month. Advocates for disabled people and service providers say struggled with the big freeze even before Storm Éowyn hit. Picture: Dan Linehan

Many people with disabilities were hit by a double whammy in January, first by heavy snowfalls and then by Storm Éowyn, leaving isolation cold, and pain in their wake.

Cork Centre for Independent Living CEO Alison Ryan said icy conditions earlier this month were a serious obstacle even before Storm Éowyn hit.