Storm Éowyn: CF patient spent extra week in hospital while waiting for power to be restored

Among the many people affected by the Storm Éowyn power outages, cystic fibrosis sufferer Gypsy Robinson from Longford was unable to go home as she needs to use an electric nebuliser. Picture: Jonathan McCambridge/PA

A patient with cystic fibrosis spent almost a week longer than necessary in hospital because she had to wait for her electricity to be restored after Storm Éowyn.

Gypsy Robinson, 22, is on the ESB’s vulnerable customer register. She has queried why it seems this group is not a priority.

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