Emergency hubs set up across County Roscommon
These hubs are helping people with basic needs such as water, hot food, phone charging, broadband access, and shower facilities.
Emergency response hubs to help people with their basic needs have been set up across the county in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.
Led by a Local Co-ordination Group, these hubs are helping people with basic needs such as water, hot food, phone charging, broadband access and shower facilities.
The council’s monthly meeting today, Monday, was informed that Roscommon County Council is working in tandem with approximately fifteen community organisations around the county such as community centres and GAA clubs.
Community groups will be assisted financially by the local authority.
Here are the hubs already established:
• Boyle GAA Club are opening the Abbey Park dressing rooms Monday between 5pm and 7pm for anyone in the community who may still be without electricity/water. Services include hot water, showers and changing facilities.
• St. Michael’s GAA & LGFA- The Community Complex at Ardcarne Park will be open Monday from 9.30am for anyone who needs charging or access to WiFi, etc. Hot Showers also available in the dressing rooms all day (please note: Away dressing room for ladies Home dressing room for men.
• Ballaghaderreen Town: Ballaghaderreen Family Resource Centre (Wifi and Tea/Coffee/Charging facilities) and The Shambles (Northwest CDP Offices-(Tea/Coffee & Charging facilities). A tanker for water is available at the Fire Station in Ballaghaderreen today (Monday); one is also to be made available in Frenchpark with works ongoing until tomorrow night (affecting Ballaghaderreen, Frenchpark, Sheepwalk, Fairymount, and surrounding areas). Further updates to follow.
• Kilbride Community Centre are opening their facilities and have electricity/phone charging points and hot water.
• Ballyleague-St Faithleach’s GAA Clubhouse : The Clubhouse has power and will be open to all on Monday and Tuesday from 2-4pm and 7-9pm , for charging phones, medical devices, boiling water etc also for anyone just needing a hot cup of tea / coffee and some company.
• Roscommon Town: The Cube Flexi-Space/ Roscommon LEADER Partnership Offices on the Lanesboro Road have Remote working/Wi-Fi/Hot Water facilities for those seeking same.
• Castlerea: D’Gaff Community Centre on Barrack Street, Castlerea, is open today from 11am–1pm and 2pm–4pm on Monday for anyone needing to charge phones and devices, use Wi-Fi, Fill up a flask, cook hot food (microwave, air fryer, oven, and hob available; please bring your own ingredients.
• Castlecoote Community Centre: Open Monday from 5-8pm. Services include cooking and charging facilities
• Drum Community Centre: Open Monday from 9am for anyone who needs a phone charge or a flask of boiling water.
• St. Brigids GAA Club in Kiltoom: The clubhouse will open their community room daily from 8am-4pm and 6-10pm. Services on-site include electricity to charge phones, showers, hot/cold water etc.
