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Weather14°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 93% Humidity
Population2,669 (2017)
Local timeSaturday 14:26
Provinces Ulster
Colleges and universitiesCollege of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Northern Regional College, Antrim
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Antrim is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile northeast of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council.

Storm Brendan: hundreds of homes are without electricity

Feb 16,2020 10:02 am

More Than 800 households and businesses are without electricity as a result of The High winds and weather in a storm, Brendan Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has said.

A yellow weather warning for the North of Ireland.

The Met Office said it is in force until midnight.

NEVER had said that you restore power to More Than 9,500 customers. The most affected areas in the counties of Down and Antrim were.

waves were crashing in Carrickfergus as a storm Brendan swept along the coast

NEVER said the had caused The Storm , a "minor damage" to the power grid.

A spokesman added that the teams have been working outside all day to repair damage and restore power as quickly as possible.

A series of flights and ferry trips were cancelled.

Met Éireann has warned of "several hours of very dangerous weather."

The highest wind gust recorded in The Republic of Ireland so far was 83mph (134km/h) at Roches point in County Cork coast and in NI it was 63mph (101km/h) in Magilligan.

across The Republic of Ireland, More Than 48,000 customers were left without electricity.

About 9,000 remained without electricity on Monday evening.

The worst affected areas are Cork, Kerry, Galway and Mayo.

sea-wall fell

travel bans affected with The Road due to The Weather .

The PSNI said Seaview Warrenpoint and The South Promenade in Newcastle closed in both directions due to adverse weather conditions.

The Belfast Road, Carrickfergus was closed, at the intersections with the Sloefield road and Albert street, as part of the Sea Wall collapsed.

motorists were advised to avoid the area and seek alternative main routes for their journey.

A tree fell on the railway line near Seahill station, disrupting travel for a time on Monday. "Translink," said staff worked quickly to remove it.

the Derry city and Strabane District Council closed all of its open spaces and play parks on Monday due to the adverse weather conditions.

"The Public are asked to avoid these areas because of The High winds," a Council spokeswoman.

was like A tree, on Londonderry's strand Road

she added: "The Council urges The Public to stay safe by output the necessary precautions to secure their properties after The Storm Brendan Met Office weather was a warning for the region. "

Meanwhile, The City , the beach Road, one of Derry's busiest highways, was on a lane in the direction of the City Centre due to a fallen tree.

The Storm , it was said on Saturday by Met Éireann.

The North Coast was also hit by The Storm and it was very cold and windy Germany.

Ferry-operator P&O has cancelled 10:30, 13:30 and 16:30 sailings from Larne and Cairnryan .

Huge waves in Warrenpoint, County Down , are flooding the street

Have you been affected by The Storm , Brendan? You can contact by E-Mail.

Please enter a phone number to talk if you are willing to have a journalist of the BBC. You can>also in The Following way:
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Source of news: bbc.com

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