Red alert in Ireland: Storm Éowyn leaves 93,000+ homes dark, travel halted
Storm Éowyn, a tempest of remarkable ferocity, has swept across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, leaving a trail of disruption and prompting the issuance of unprecedented red weather warnings across both regions.
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Hurricane-force winds leave 214,000 without power in NI
It could take up to ten days to restore connection to the homes without power, says Northern Ireland Electricity.
Public urged to stay at home as Ireland braces for arrival of Storm Eowyn
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.
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Additional engineers drafted to help reconnect homes across Ireland
An extra 52 engineers have arrived to help NIE teams in Northern Ireland and ESB teams in the Irish Republic. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said ...
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A fierce storm is lashing Ireland and Scotland with record winds, downing power lines
Schools were closed, and trains, ferries and hundreds of flights were canceled in the Republic of Ireland ... you can,” Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said on BBC Radio ...
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Northern Ireland in ‘eye of the storm’ – O’Neill
Northern Ireland is in “the eye of the storm ... stay safe and stay off the roads please.” First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have urged ...
Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland with record-setting winds
Ireland was hit with wind gusts of 183 kilometres an hour overnight, the strongest since the Second World War, as a winter storm spiralled in from the Atlantic before hitting Scotland.
Storm Éowyn: ‘Unprecedented’ number of people without power as over a million buildings across island of Ireland experience blackout
Northern Ireland Electricity says it could take up to 10 days for all customers have their electricity restored, as clean-up operations are anticipated to take days and possibly even weeks in some parts of Northern Ireland.
'Life threatening' storm leaves 93,000 properties without power
Storm Éowyn has begun battering Northern Ireland, bringing with it winds of more than 90mph and leaving 93,000 homes and businesses without power. Northern Ireland has seen the highest gust in 27 years.
Emergency alert issued on NI phones ahead of Storm Éowyn
“We have been working closely with the Met Ofiice and other agencies to keep updated on the progress of the storm,” Caron Malone, head of transmission strategy at NIE Networks, told BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback programme.
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Additional engineers drafted to help reconnect homes across Ireland
First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister ... are helping to restore electricity in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic following the destruction caused by Storm Eowyn.