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Jan 26, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford
A yellow alert for strong winds expires at 6pm and, at this stage, there are no further weather warnings for the region in the days ahead. Northern Ireland has been buffeted since Friday by winds in excess of 100mph, with the previous red alert unprecedented. NI Water says it is facing significant challenges, including the loss of electrical power at pumping stations, damage to equipment, and loss of remote connectivity to sites.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford
The Met Office alert took effect at 6pm on Saturday and remains in force until 10am this morning. At that point, a second weather warning for strong winds will kick in, lasting until 7pm this evening. It comes as a massive clean-up operation continues after the chaos wreaked by Storm Éowyn. Around 101,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity after “devastating levels of damage” caused by winds in excess of 100mph.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford |Flávia Gouveia |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards |Abdullah Sabri | +1 more
It comes as a massive clean-up operation starts after the carnage wreaked by Storm Éowyn. Around 185,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity this afternoon after “devastating levels of damage” caused by winds in excess of 100mph. A series of community facilities will open this weekend for those left without power. Train services are due to resume on Saturday afternoon.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford |Flávia Gouveia |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards |Abdullah Sabri | +1 more
189,000 still without powerAs of 6am on Saturday, approximately 189,000 homes and businesses remain without power due to extensive damage to the electricity network caused by Storm Éowyn. NIE Networks says it will restore power to the vast majority of homes and businesses over the coming days. However, the scale of the damage means it will take many days before all customers have power restored.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford |Flávia Gouveia |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards |Abdullah Sabri | +1 more
The yellow Met Office alert covers all six counties and takes effect from 6pm. It comes as parts of Northern Ireland were hit by snow overnight as the region continues to count the cost of Storm Éowyn. As of noon, NIE says approximately 185,000 homes and businesses are still without electricity due to “devastating levels of damage” caused by winds in excess of 100mph.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Victoria Steveley
Parts of the region have already been hit by snow, while dealing with the fallout from Storm Éowyn. However, a yellow alert that was in place overnight has ended at 10am on Saturday – only to be followed by another from 6pm this evening until 10am on Sunday. Wintry showers and some snow accumulations are expected, perhaps of 2-5cms in areas above 150m and more on higher ground. Icy patches are also expected on untreated surfaces.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford |Flávia Gouveia |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards |Abdullah Sabri | +1 more
The yellow Met Office alert covers all six counties and takes effect from 6pm. It comes as parts of Northern Ireland were hit by snow overnight as the region continues to count the cost of Storm Éowyn. As of noon, NIE says approximately 185,000 homes and businesses are still without electricity due to “devastating levels of damage” caused by winds in excess of 100mph.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford |Flávia Gouveia |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards |Abdullah Sabri | +1 more
SDLP councillor who runs community hub speaks after building damagedBy Abdullah SabriAn SDLP councillor who runs a community food hub in west Belfast has spoken to the Belfast Telegraph about the damage done to the charity's building, after they continued to offer the venue as a safe space for people to attend during the storm. Paul Doherty runs Foodstock on the Andersonstown Road and hailed the "community spirit" on show today among his staff and the wider public.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Victoria Steveley |Adrian Rutherford |Flávia Gouveia |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards |Abdullah Sabri | +1 more
As of 6am, NIE says approximately 189,000 homes and businesses are still without electricity due to “devastating levels of damage” caused by winds in excess of 100mph. Efforts to restore supplies are continuing, but with a warning that it will take “many days” to complete as weather conditions remain “challenging”. Translink said train services are still suspended this morning as teams carry out safety checks of the infrastructure. A series of bus services are also disrupted due to road closures.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Sarah Harford |Victoria Steveley |Stephanie Finnegan |Mark Edwards
Minister O’Dowd thanks winter service staff Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has thanked everyone involved in the delivery of winter service during the current period of cold weather. Temperatures have fallen below zero over the past week and the Department’s winter service teams have been out gritting the 7,000 km of road on the salting schedule.
