A 20-year-old man named Kacper Dudek has died in County Donegal after a tree fell on his car. The incident happened on the N14, north of Lifford, near Ballinalecky Cross on Friday. The road has been closed and local diversions are in place while Irish police conduct a full examination of the scene.
Moreover, over 500,000 customers in the Republic of Ireland are without power as a result of Storm Éowyn. At the peak of the storm on Friday, 768,000 had lost power. However, by Saturday morning at 8:00 am local time, the number had reduced to 528,000. The Irish Defence Forces are helping ESB Networks to restore power and Uisce Éireann has stated that around 217,000 customers do not have access to drinking water whilst another 300,000 are at risk.
The Irish Prime Minister, Micheál Martin, has described the destruction caused by the unprecedented winds of Storm Éowyn as “unprecedented.” Met Éireann, the Irish forecaster, has said that the storm brought a wind speed of 183km/h (114mph), the fastest ever recorded. The Red Status Gale Warnings have now ended in the Republic of Ireland, but until 9:00 am on Saturday, a yellow snow and ice warning was in place for Donegal.
As of Saturday morning, Irish police forensic collision investigators continue their full examination of Kacper Dudek’s tragic death whilst the country is continuing to deal with the aftermath of Storm Éowyn
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