The Latest Breaking News from NIE Networks

Crews doing ‘very best’ to restore power after Storm Amy

The ‘vast majority’ of properties without power in Northern Ireland will have it restored on Sunday, crews have advised.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2025

London’s royal parks closed due to strong winds; Scotland hit by power cuts and travel disruption – Storm Amy as it happened

Weather and flood warnings are in place across the UK and Ireland, where a man has been killed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2025

Restoration of power after Storm Amy could take until early next week

Thousands of properties were still without power as a clean-up after Storm Amy got under way across the island of Ireland on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025

Man seriously injured and 234,000 without power across Ireland as Storm Amy arrives

The storm also brought localised flooding, fallen trees, transport disruption and school closures.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2025

Terms of compensation scheme for losing power reviewed

It comes after NIE Networks did not make compensation payments for outages due to Storm Eowyn in January.

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025

Concern after loyalist bonfire in Belfast sited close to electricity substation

NIE Networks have said mitigations will be put in place.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025

Terminally ill man among thousands without power a week after Storm Eowyn

Efforts to repair damage caused by Storm Eowyn in Northern Ireland continue into a seventh day with 8,000 homes still without power.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Thousands still waiting for electricity to be restored following Storm Eowyn

Efforts to repair the damaged network continue into a sixth day.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Almost 200 engineers deployed to Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn

Hundreds of thousands of properties were left without power on Friday.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025

Government working hard to support Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn – Benn

Approximately 60,000 customers remain without electricity across Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025