Northern Ireland is in “the eye of the storm” with a real threat to life and property, the First Minister has said.Some 93,000 homes and businesses were without electricity and police said there were more than 70 reports of trees down and other obstructions on the roads early on Friday as Storm Eowyn battered the region.

First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said there are "lessons to be learned for everybody" following a Stormont report examining the employment of a former Sinn Féin press officer who was later convicted of child sex offences.

Police in Northern Ireland have declared a major incident as Storm Eowyn approaches the region. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have urged people to stay at home where they can and check in on vulnerable people ahead of the severe winds.

Pressures facing Northern Ireland's health service at the moment are "dire and diabolical," First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said. She was speaking as MLAs, who officially returned to the assembly after winter recess, are facing calls to do more to alleviate the current situation.

The First Minister said that Northern Ireland’s relationship with the US administration is ‘crucially important’.

The Northern Ireland First Minister said the DUP had moved to use the mechanism last month without informing her or her colleagues of their intention.

More than 93,000 homes and business in Northern Ireland are currently without power, NIE has confirmed. Dozens of flights have also been cancelled at Belfast airports this morning as high winds from Storm Éowyn begin to batter Northern Ireland.

But Northern Ireland’s First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, said it was now time for politicians in the region to “make things work” in relation to post-Brexit trading issues. Northern ...

Pressures facing Northern Ireland's health service at the moment are "dire and diabolical," First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said. She was speaking as MLAs, who officially returned to the ...

The DUP use of a Stormont mechanism in a bid to prevent an EU law coming into force in Northern Ireland has the potential to disrupt post-Brexit trading systems, Michelle O’Neill has said.

A wind speed of 114mph brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster Met Eireann said.