3 counties were Eowed the most

60% of storm assistance funding worth €13.6m given to residents

- BY CIARA O'LOUGHLIN

AROUND 60% of humanitarian assistance funds provided after Storm Eowyn caused significant damage across the country was awarded to three counties.

Some €13.6million has been paid to homeowners so far after the storm brought record-breaking gusts of 183kph.

More than 768,000 customers were left without power, with thousands of households having no electricity for weeks due to the storm on January 24.

Of the €13.6m paid out by the government so far, 63% was given to homeowners in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, according to figures obtained by RTE.