'Safety first' as wedding guests stranded on island after Storm Boelo
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Shéa Clarke was among those stranded on Lusty Beg Island due to the storm Guests attending a wedding on an island in Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh ended up stranded after a ferry took on water during Storm Boelo.
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At the weekend, the storm brought winds of almost 80mph (129km/h) in some parts of Northern Ireland and caused the cancellation of flights and ferries.
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About 12,500 households were left without electricity as a result of the storm, although all have since had power restored, according to Northern Ireland Electricity Networks.
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Further strong winds - of up to 65mph (105km/h) - are expected on Monday night, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for coastal areas in counties Antrim and Down from 18:00 GMT until 03:00 on Tuesday.
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Waves crashed along the pier in Portstewart in County Londonderry during Storm Boelo Wedding guest Shéa Clarke, who was on Lusty Beg Island, said: "You could see the waves were rough and the wind was going."
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A yellow warning for wind along the north coast of counties Antrim and Londonderry takes effect from 03:00 GMT on Tuesday until 21:00 , with gusts of up to 60mph (97km/h) expected.
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"Obviously it's too dangerous to cross and the boat can't cross so safety comes first," he added.
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Despite the weather, the mood among the wedding guests on the island was good, he said.
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"Some people have slept in cars, some people have slept on sofas there's been eight people in one room sleeping on the floor," said Clarke.
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"But the spirit has been good the craic is 90...
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"as long as we don't run out of Guinness or chips."
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A boat has since been taking guests off the island. Olivia Millar was also a guest at the wedding on the island Olivia Millar, an airline cabin crew worker based in London, was also a guest at the wedding and had planned to be in South Africa on Monday night.
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"It hasn't felt like real life but everyone's been amazing and we've just made the most of it," she said.
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Michael Cadden, managing director at the Lusty Beg Island Resort and Spa, which hosted the wedding, said the ferocity of the storm was "unlike anything we've experienced on the island before".
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"This was a crisis but we've now arranged to transport and are getting all our staff and customers safely home," he said.
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Kacper Dymarczyk, a bartender, was locked down with the guests and worked through the storm.
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He said there was "no concern" of running out of food or drink as the hotel was "well stocked at all times".
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A number of trees fell on roads across Northern Ireland at weekend Flights were cancelled at airports across the island of Ireland at the weekend including about 40 at Belfast International Airport and about 30 at Dublin Airport.
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On Sunday, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said about 470 storm-related incidents had been reported, including fallen trees and flooding.
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A spokesperson for Northern Ireland's public transport provider Translink said that some bus services were diverted over the weekend due to fallen debris and rail restrictions were put in place in affected areas.
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The Foyle Bridge in Londonderry was closed on Saturday due to high winds but reopened again on Sunday evening.
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SDLP assembly member Mark H Durkan said he understood the need to close the bridge during the storm but added that its prolonged closure caused major traffic congestion in the city.
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Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today, Durkan said redirecting vehicles to the lower deck of the Craigavon Bridge caused a traffic build-up and showed that the city was in desperate need of a third bridge.
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"The infrastructural capacity of Derry needs increased," said Durkan.
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"I don't think two vehicular bridges for a city of this side and a population of this city is enough."
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Majority of homes in NI have power restored after Storm Boelo Storm Boelo brings disruption across island of Ireland The people on standby when a storm strikes
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