Damage could be seen in Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday as a major storm continued to lash Ireland and Scotland with hurricane-force winds.

Thousands of people have been left without power and roads have been blocked after Storm Eowyn battered Northern Ireland.At its peak, more than 280,000 homes and businesses in the region were left without power.

Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of schools and public transport.

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Storm Éowyn hit Northern Ireland early on Friday morning and brought disruption and destruction throughout the day.

Police said Friday is expected to see the strongest winds in the region since the Boxing Day storm in 1998 which caused widespread disruption.

Northern Ireland's High Court had already ruled in 2015, in response to a CAJ complaint, that the executive was acting unlawfully by not adopting an anti-poverty strategy. The power-sharing government between pro-British unionists and Irish nationalists collapsed for three years from January 2017, and again from 2022 to 2024.

With today’s red warning for extreme weather now over, Northern Ireland begins picking up the pieces strewn by Storm Eowyn.

A rare "stay at home" warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 160km/h winds and unleashing travel chaos.

Ed Sheeran visited Northern Ireland where he is supporting music organizations through his newly-launched Ed Sheeran Foundation.

After making Northern Ireland his home a few years ago, Kevin Hart is returning to Belfast. The Emmy and Grammy-nominated comedian has announced the next leg of his stand-up comedy tour 'Acting My Age.' He will bring his highly popular new tour to the SSE Arena, Belfast on May 4, 2025.

SATELLITE imagery has revealed Storm Éowyn over the UK as 114mph gales killed a man and left over a million left in dark. Three red “danger to life” wind warnings have issued for today