Experts from Jersey were sent to Northern Ireland after Storm Éowyn caused widespread power cuts.

Northern Ireland's population is projected to peak at 1.95m before declining, a new report suggests.

Northern Ireland's population will start dipping before it ever reaches the two million mark - and could fall below 1.5 million by this time next century.

Net migration is projected to cause a population increase of 53,800 while natural change is projected to cause a population decrease of 32,400 people between mid-2022 and mid-2047. There are 463,500 projected births and 495,900 projected deaths over the period.

Nearly 200 staff have been redeployed to Northern Ireland to date with more people and equipment expected to be sent over today and later this week. | UTV News

To support the expansion, Freeburn Transport, which operates across the UK, Ireland and Europe, is currently recruiting for drivers to join the team at the Mallusk depot

Damage could be seen in Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday as a major storm continued to lash Ireland and Scotland with hurricane-force winds.

More than 100,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn. Additional engineers have been brought to the region from Great Britain to help NIE Networks with the task of restoring power.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home.

The UK Government is working hard to meet requests for assistance from the devolved Stormont Executive for support in the wake of Storm Eowyn, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said.

Resident doctors in Northern Ireland have voted in favour of a pay offer from the Department of Health (DoH). In a referendum that closed this week, 94.3% of resident doctors voted to accept the pay offer.

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has launched its latest tenant perception survey. The Continuous Tenant Omnibus Survey (CTOS) is the main way the landlord collects information about what their tenants think about their tenancy, their home, the service they receive and the neighbourhood they live in.