One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

The clean-up continues this morning after Storm Eowyn wreaked havoc across the country. A yellow snow-ice warning is in place in County Donegal until 9 o'clock this morning. Icy stretches and snow showers will lead to hazardous travelling conditions

A man has been extradited from Northern Ireland to the Republic to stand trial over a fatal crash in Co Donegal.

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

The PSNI has confirmed it is assisting Gardaí in relation to Monday morning’s brutal assault which left a young east Donegal man fighting for his life. Charles Dooher (26) received a severe beating when a gang of five hooded men broke into his Lifford home in broad daylight.

People have been advised of ‘significant damage’ to roads and other infrastructure across the north west in the wake of Storm Éowyn, while thousands across the region remain without power this morning.

Work was underway to remove hundreds of trees blocking roads and railway lines in the wake of the system, named Storm Éowyn by weather authorities.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home.

23 January 2025 All Schools Advised To Close Due To Storm Éowyn The Education Authority has advised all schools across Northern Ireland to close on Friday, 24th January, due to the severe weather conditions expected from Storm Éowyn.

A powerful "bomb cyclone" named Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) will pummel parts of Ireland and the United Kingdom with fierce winds and heavy rainfall on Friday, and it has roots in the historic winter storm that just hit the U.S. Gulf Coast Tuesday.

LONDON (AP) — Emergency crews began cleaning up Saturday after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland.

The initial stage of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry opens on Tuesday. The hearing will commemorate the lives of the 29 people murdered in the County Tyrone bombing, including a woman expecting twins. The attack, carried out in 1998 by the Real IRA, was the biggest single atrocity of the Troubles.