The strong winds could lead to power cuts, travel disruption, damage to buildings and infrastructure, and injuries due to flying debris and large coastal waves. During this time, wind gusts up to 70mph (115km/h) are expected quite widely inland, and up to 80mph (130km/h) in some areas.

Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time at the helm of a coalition government.

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

Republic of Ireland defender Caitlin Hayes has ended her four-year spell at Celtic and sealed a move to Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Across the Irish border Met Eireann has issued a rare nationwide red warning for wind across the Republic of Ireland, describing possible “danger to life”. A Met Office spokesperson said peak rush hour wind speeds of 80-90 miles per hour are expected across Northern Ireland, with up to 100mph in some exposed locations.

Storm Eowyn is set to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning

A man has been extradited from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland over a fatal crash in Co Donegal almost eight years ago.

A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland. The Met Office said it is to last from 00:00 GMT on Wednesday until 11:00 and is active everywhere in Northern Ireland except for western parts of County Fermanagh and the north west, including Londonderry and Strabane.

AN urgent warning has been issued as AIB and Bank of Ireland will shut tomorrow due to “dangerous” Storm Eowyn. A number of services will close as the entire country will be placed

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Republic of Ireland have appointed former Aston Villa manager Carla Ward as their new head coach following the nation's failure to qualify for Euro 2025. The appointment follows a turbulent period for Ireland,

Caldwell is the second Irish defender to announce her international retirement after Liverpool's Niamh Fahey called time on her Republic career on Thursday. Marc Canham, the chief football officer at the Football Association of Ireland, said Caldwell "deserves her place in Irish football history".