It could take up to ten days to restore connection to the homes without power, says Northern Ireland Electricity.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

Storm Éowyn has claimed two victims after wind speeds in the UK hit 100mph - the Met Office still has several weather warnings in place this evening as there continues to be a 'danger to life'

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

For context, the last big storm that NI had due to wind was Boxing Day 1998, when about 162,000 customers lost supply, so this is about 100,000 on top of that. NIE have requested additional support from colleagues in GB, but say it could be next week before that help arrives in NI.

Millions of mobile phone users got an emergency alert as people in Scotland and Northern Ireland warned to stay indoors and schools close

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Britain is set to be battered by winds of up to 90mph from Storm Eowyn as the Met Office warned of a danger to life in parts of the country over the next few days. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Storm Éowyn is about to hit the U.K. and Ireland as forecasters warn the explosive "bomb cyclone" will bring snow, rain and potentially deadly superfast winds.

Storm Éowyn has begun battering Northern Ireland, bringing with it winds of more than 90mph and leaving 93,000 homes and businesses without power. Northern Ireland has seen the highest gust in 27 years.

More than a million homes and businesses without power across island of Ireland - ESB Networks in Ireland and NIE Networks say they expect significant further outages as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the island.

The deepening low pressure system is expected to bring “very strong to gale force winds” across the Republic ... The UK Met Office has issued a Yellow Wind warning for Northern Ireland due ...