Ireland

Ireland — Be Emergency Ready

The Office of Emergency Planning’s Be Emergency Ready campaign asks households to be aware, make a plan, and stay connected. Build supplies gradually for storms and power cuts.

Official advice

• Be Emergency Ready — gov.ie / OEP
• Make a plan — OEP
• Loss of utilities — OEP

Water

Confirmed: each person needs 2–3 litres of drinking water each day — OEP Be Emergency Ready booklet / Make a plan guide. Related OEP utilities guidance also notes about 10 litres per person for basic cooking and hygiene needs in a water disruption. Kit builder uses a 2.5 L mid-range for drinking. Metric.

Emergency numbers

• 112 or 999 — emergency services in Ireland

Northern Ireland uses the same 999 / 112 emergency numbers; NIE Networks covers NI power cuts (listed below for border/cross-check convenience).

Outage maps

• ESB Networks PowerCheck (Republic of Ireland)
• ESB Networks power outages
• NIE Networks power cuts (Northern Ireland)

Shopping note

Kit items are often bought at Amazon.co.uk (ships to Ireland) or a local retailer. Affiliate tags are not wired on this draft — plain text only.

Spelling / units

Irish / British English (colour, metre). Use torch. Metric.

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