A Leitrim Councillor has claimed that the after effects of Storm Eowyn are still prevalent.

It's a year since the record-breaking storm made landfall causing damage and power cuts in the North West.

After the storm, Forestry Minister Michael Healy Rae visited Leitrim pledged support for communities affected by the weather.

Fianna Fail Councillor Gary Prior says that power cable corridors through forestry are needed: