Majority of homes in NI have power restored after Storm Boelo

The majority of properties affected by power cuts during Storm Boelo have now had their electricity restored.

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE) said around 12,500 properties were without power at one stage.

In the Republic of Ireland, about 5,000 homes, farms and businesses were still without electricity on Sunday evening.

The storm saw gusts of wind reach almost 80mph in some areas on Saturday and led to flights being cancelled at Belfast City, Belfast International and Dublin Airport.

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said around 470 incidents have been reported to the department.

A spokesperson said: "This has mainly included fallen trees and branches and surface water build up on roads. Staff worked throughout the day to respond to incidents."

Andrew Cupples, head of system operations, for NIE Networks said: "Thanks to the efforts of our engineers, contracting partners and support staff, we have now been able to restore power to around 11,500 customers.

"With less than 1,000 properties still affected the hope is that our crews are able to restore power to all of those properties tonight, depending on the complexity of each repair."

The company said customers can check estimated restoration times using its Powercheck tool.

A spokesperson for the Republic of Ireland's ESB Networks said properties in the north-west of the country are primarily affected.

ESB Networks said crews have been deployed to all impacted areas and they "expect the vast majority of impacted customers to have their supply restored by this evening".

A yellow warning for all of Northern Ireland ended at midday on Sunday, while a yellow wind warning in County Donegal ended at 15:00 local time.

At Belfast City Airport, flights departing to and arriving from destinations such as London, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Liverpool were cancelled.

An airport spokesperson said that "due to adverse weather conditions across the UK, there may be disruption to flights due to arrive and depart".

At Belfast International Airport, around 40 flights have been cancelled on Sunday.

At Dublin Airport, around 30 flights have been cancelled.

Passengers have been advised to check with their airlines for the latest information.

The Department for Infrastructure said the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry has now reopened after it was closed on Saturday due to high winds.

A number of other roads across Northern Ireland were also closed as a result of fallen trees but have since reopened.

The DfI said temporary flood defences at Lockview Road and Laganbank Road in Belfast remain in place as a precautionary measure.

It added that teams have been working throughout Sunday to respond to incidents.

Stena Line ferry sailings from Belfast to Cairnryan and Liverpool on Sunday morning were cancelled.

Sailings from Cairnryan to Belfast were also impacted.

Stena Line sailings between Dublin and Holyhead were not affected.

Some sailings with P&O Ferries from Cairnryan and Larne were also cancelled due to the storm.

An amber warning across parts of County Antrim and County Londonderry ended at 10:00 GMT on Sunday.

On Saturday, Northern Ireland's strongest gust of wind reached 78mph and was recorded in Orlock Head, County Down.

Magilligan in County Londonderry recorded 73mph and Castlederg in County Tyrone recorded a wind gust of 70mph.

Westerly winds continued to gust close to 70mph in exposed coastal areas until well into the afternoon but had reduced considerably by Sunday evening.

An orange wind warning ended in County Donegal at 09:00 local time on Sunday.

On Saturday, Malin Head in Donegal had gusts of 83mph recorded.

The last 24 hours also brought notable amounts of rain with Castlederg and Lough Fea in the Sperrins recording almost 40mm.

Over 30mm has been recorded at Killylane in the Antrim Glens and 30mm at Stormont in Belfast.

The disturbed weather pattern will continue into the half term week as another deep area of low pressure will bring more strong winds later on Monday and through to Tuesday.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind across counties Antrim, Down and Londonderry on Tuesday, with gusts of 70mph or more possible in exposed areas.

The second half of the new week looks somewhat quieter, drier and less windy.