Storm Bram's warning ends but disruption remains

Storm Bram has caused major disruption across Northern Ireland, leading to road closures, flight cancellations, and flooding in several areas.

A yellow warning, which was issued for across Northern Ireland, has come to an end.

In the Republic of Ireland, Met Éireann's yellow wind warning for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo is in place until midnight.

Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said a "few thousand properties" are without power on Tuesday evening.

In the Republic of Ireland, ESB Networks said about 25,000 homes, businesses and farms are currently without power,  predominantly in counties Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin, Laois, Kilkenny, Offaly and Tipperary.

An amber wind warning covering the counties of Londonderry, Antrim, Fermanagh, and Tyrone ended at 20:00 GMT.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has urged drivers across Northern Ireland to take extra care on the roads.

TrafficwatchNI, external is providing updates on road closures across Northern Ireland.

BBC News NI reporter, Kevin Sharkey, reporting from the scene in Carrickfergus.

Part of the sea wall at Rhanbuoy Park has been completely washed away.

Large stones and pieces of concrete are strewn across the nearby road leading to local homes.

As a result, residents are unable to drive to or from their houses.

The breach has also caused heavy flooding on the road and in the nearby play park.

Local residents told me that the damage to the sea wall and the flooding are among the worst they have seen in the town in recent years.

Stephen O'Flynn, who came down to the seawall with his son Rían Patton O'Flynn, said he has lived in the area for about six years and he has never seen the weather this bad.

"It's devastating for the local community with the effect it has had," he said.

"There is disruption all over, there was really bad tailbacks on the road going back as far as Belfast as I was coming back from work.

"There was a lot of diversions and it was also quite dangerous there coming in on the Shore Road."

Mr O'Flynn said it is very important for people, especially those driving, to stay safe during the storm and urged people to tackle all necessary precautions.

More than 10 flights from Belfast City Airport to Great Britain were cancelled on Tuesday, along with several flights from Great Britain to Belfast.

There were also several dozen flights cancelled between Dublin Airport and Great Britain while at City of Derry, Loganair has cancelled all flights.

A total of 91 inbound and outbound flights were cancelled at Dublin Airport on Tuesday.

Ferry sailings between Belfast and Cairnryan and Dublin to Holyhead were cancelled, as were all P&O ferry sailings between Larne and Cairnryan .

The ferry between Rathlin Island and Ballycastle was also not operating on Tuesday.

Translink has said that, due to poor weather conditions between Carrickfergus and Larne Harbour, the line was closed.

A number of bus services, including services in Newcastle and Kilkeel, were also cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

At lunchtime on Tuesday, the Education Authority (EA) advised schools that they should be "flexible on school leaving times".

A number of schools confirmed they had closed earlier on Tuesday, ahead of the worst of Storm Bram.

David Bogle, the principal of Bready Jubilee Primary School in County Tyrone, said following the updated EA guidance, parents had the option of picking their children up at 13:00.

He said that would allow them to get home safely ahead of the amber warning and that if anything could be learned from previous storm experience, it was to "expect the unexpected".

Meanwhile, Ulster University closed its campuses in Derry and Coleraine at 13:00 GMT, while the Belfast site remains opened for the day.

In the Republic of Ireland, the first status orange wind warning came into effect for counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.

A second status orange wind warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly and Westmeath, as well as all of Connacht all came into effect at 11:00 (local time).

The alert for Donegal came into effect at 14:00 and remains in place until 22:00 local time.

Bram is the second named storm of the 2025-26 season.

It was named after the Irish writer Bram Stoker, author of the world-renowned vampire novel, Dracula.

He was born as Abraham Stoker Jnr in Marino, Dublin in 1847.

There are a number of steps you can take to prepare and protect yourself and your home before a storm hits, including:

For extra tips on how to stay safe during a storm, read here.

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