Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc throughout all of yesterday, hitting the west of the country particularly hard.
As the day has progressed we saw a lot of good samaritans extend an olive branch to those who were affected by the bad weather.
Here's a list of some of the nice gestures that have been brought about in the wake of the storm:
Weatherspoons in Carrickfergus offering shelter, tea & coffee and hot water:
Shout out to my local spoons. This is the sweetest thing. #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/G32A4agDgY
— Lucy Sempey (@LucySempey) October 16, 2017
The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland aka The Mosque in Clonskeagh opened it's doors to the homeless and the general public:
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The Mosque in Clonskeagh, Dublin has opened its doors to the homeless and people who can’t get home in time #Opheila
— Meme Carton (@MemeCarton) October 16, 2017
Marnic House B & B Ballyhaunis:
#Ophelia Marnic House B&B Ballyhaunis offering free refuge to any rough-sleepers in the area call 0877874261.better to be safe than sorry pic.twitter.com/hy3J01UqB1
— Marnic House B&B (@marnichousebb) October 15, 2017
Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork:
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Hotel rooms complimentary to our locals in Glanmire today if you need somewhere safe and dry. #staysafe #Ophelia
— Vienna Woods Hotel (@CorkViennaWoods) October 16, 2017
Peter McVerry Trust also implores anyone sleeping rough to contact one of there centres:
Homelessness charity Depaul will also be keeping its four emergency hostels open 24 hours for the duration of the storm.
St Patrick's Church in Belfast has also opened it's doors to the homeless:
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St Patrick’s Church in Donegall Street is open for the homeless from this afternoon to provide food and shelter! Pass on to anyone travelling through town/in contact with those sleeping rough please
— ✨katrina✨ (@kahtreenah_) October 16, 2017
All of the doctors, nurses and everyone else working with the emergency services as well as Met Eireann trying to keep us informed of any potential dangers.
Well done to #EmergencyServices, @rtenews & @MetEireann for all your hard work keeping us safe and well informed #Ophelia
— Marie-Thérèse Downes (@DownesMT) October 16, 2017
And finally, the ESB who no doubt have a mountain of work ahead of them repairing Ireland's electrical faults.
Apologies we are working systematically & safely to repair the Network as quickly as possible. Check PowerCheck.ie for updates. #staysafe
— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) October 17, 2017
It's nice to see so many organisations lending a hand to those less fortunate in the wake of the devastating weather.
