Europe sends 17 generators to help bring back power to homes still affected by Storm Éowyn

Workers clearing a fallen tree in Dublin as ESB networks continue to reconnect homes and businesses across the country after Storm Éowyn. The Government said the generators are being deployed to support ESB Networks, Uisce Éireann and telecommunications operators to bring power, water, phone and broadband services back. 

A total of 17 large-capacity power generators have been delivered to Ireland from EU stockpiles and from Denmark and Luxembourg, according to the European Commission.

All of the generators have been supplied from a dedicated EU facility, funded through the EU budget. The EU’s stockpiles have been flown to Ireland thanks to the air forces of member states, including Romania.