Northern Ireland is expected to be battered by the strongest winds since Boxing Day 1998 as Storm Éowyn moves across Northern Ireland, the police have warned. Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under red weather warnings for wind for the first time ever.

A red weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland on Friday, as dangerous Storm Éowyn heads towards the UK. The red warning for wind, posing a danger to life, has been issued, while an amber warning is in place for parts of Scotland and the north of England,

The Met Office have issued an amber weather warning for wind across parts of North Wales as Storm Éowyn is set to hit the region. A yellow warning was issued earlier this week, with strong winds and possible disruption forecast from 00:00 to 23:59 on Friday (January 24) That warning remains in place across most parts of Wrexham,