Mr. Seán Ó Domhnaill:

In all fairness when Storm Éowyn hit us the hardest on the west coast, where we are based, it was actually at low tide so that is what saved us really on this side. There was a lot of damage done prior to that with the storm that hit us just before Christmas. Talking about coastal damage I am not an expert so I will not put my finger into that one. The damage that was done that time really was mostly wind as there was a low tide when it hit us that time. Galway city would have seen that as well. We were expecting worse than what actually came so we were lucky enough regarding the coastal side. The damage that was done on land itself, which was kind of unseen before, was the wind, the trees and, as we know, damage to houses that were lost and roofs and so forth. To answer the question about the coastal impact, we were not as badly hit due to it being at low tide. That is what saved us.