Michael Lennon, a Longford farmer, faces severe financial repercussions due to Storm Éowyn, which he estimates has damaged 75% of his nearly 100 acres of forestry planted for retirement security. As a former Teagasc advisor, Lennon feels the direct impact of the storm, leading to a loss of "thousands and thousands" from his pension fund. Safety concerns have prevented him from fully assessing the damage, adding to the uncertainty surrounding the future of his investment in forestry.
Longford farmer Michael Lennon planted nearly 100 acres of forestry in the late 1990s for his pension - now he has lost "thousands and thousands" from that fund to Storm Éowyn damage.
The former Teagasc advisor has been unable to get into his forestry for safety reasons to assess the full damage, but he estimates that close to 75pc of it was damaged.
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