Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath has been ruled out for "two to three months" with shoulder damage.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

Storm Éowyn is slowly making its way across the UK, where its heavy winds have been hitting homes and commercial properties. In Northumberland, one bungalow had its roof torn off, while Bangor leisure centre in Northern Ireland - which is under a red wind warning - also suffered damage.

ESB Networks in Ireland and NIE Networks say they expect significant further outages as Storm Eowyn continues to batter parts of the island.

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

Republic of Ireland defender Caitlin Hayes has ended her four-year spell at Celtic and sealed a move to Women's Super League side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Republic of Ireland centurion James McClean did not hold back when responding to Shrewsbury Town supporters after their clash on Thursday evening turned bitter. Wrexham's campaign for automatic promotion faced a setback after suffering a 2-1 defeat at The Croud Meadow. John Marquis was the hero for the hosts, bagging two goals.

A man has been extradited from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland over a fatal crash in Co Donegal almost eight years ago.

Caldwell is the second Irish defender to announce her international retirement after Liverpool's Niamh Fahey called time on her Republic career on Thursday. Marc Canham, the chief football officer at the Football Association of Ireland, said Caldwell "deserves her place in Irish football history".

Ireland bore the brunt of the storm first, hit with wind gusts up to 114 mph, the strongest since World War II.

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