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.

Ireland was hit with wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour, the strongest on record, as a winter storm battered the country and northern parts

The storm had knocked out power to more than half a million utility customers by early Friday as it moved across Ireland.

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

Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.

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.

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.

Met Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to close

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

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,

Republic of Ireland centurion James McClean did not hold back when responding to Shrewsbury Town supporters after their clash on Thursday evening turned bitter. Wrexham's campaign for automatic promotion faced a setback after suffering a 2-1 defeat at The Croud Meadow. John Marquis was the hero for the hosts, bagging two goals.

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".