A local councillor has raised the issue of an elderly couple living in Co Cavan who are still without access to a landline phone 44 days on from Storm Eowyn.
Cllr Noel Connell raised the issue at yesterday's meeting of the Ballyjamesduff Municipal District.
He said that the elderly couple, one aged in their 90s and one in their late 80s has been left in limbo due to a lack of communication from Eir. He said they also have the added worry that the red button alarm that they have for security has not been working since the storm hit.
Cllr Connell said the couple have made contact over the situation with the relevant authorities, adding a tree is hanging out across the road at their home and it has the wires pulled down and it's a living danger.
He said it's not good enough that people are still finding themselves in these situations and lessons must be learned but people can't be forgotten about and isolated. The local councillor is calling on Eir to act and act now in their response to this very serious situation.
