Northern Ireland's population is projected to peak at 1.95m before declining, a new report suggests.

Experts from Jersey were sent to Northern Ireland after Storm Éowyn caused widespread power cuts.

Northern Ireland's population will start dipping before it ever reaches the two million mark - and could fall below 1.5 million by this time next century.

To support the expansion, Freeburn Transport, which operates across the UK, Ireland and Europe, is currently recruiting for drivers to join the team at the Mallusk depot

Nearly 200 staff have been redeployed to Northern Ireland to date with more people and equipment expected to be sent over today and later this week. | UTV News

The average home in the north now costs around £221,000, an increase of over 6% year-on-year, according to PropertyPal

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland.

Damage could be seen in Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday as a major storm continued to lash Ireland and Scotland with hurricane-force winds.

Further support has been promised from London as work continues to repair damage caused across Northern Ireland by Storm Eowyn. On Sunday evening, more than 75,000 people remained without power and work continued to clear fallen trees from roads.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

More than 100,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Storm Eowyn. Additional engineers have been brought to the region from Great Britain to help NIE Networks with the task of restoring power.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home.