Winter help and advice

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Floods, ice and snow

Energy and water supplies

Look after your health

Keeping your home warm

Driving in winter conditions

Planning your journey

Travelling by air

Travelling by ferry

Newsroom

Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine Thu, 23 May 2013
Raising awareness of need for foster carers Thu, 23 May 2013
Help deal with dumping of fuel laundering waste Wed, 22 May 2013
Be alert to threat of ash tree disease Tue, 21 May 2013

Useful contact numbers

Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE)
0845 7643 643
NI Water
0845 7440 088
Housing Executive - repairs
0344 8920 901
Airtricity
0845 6019 093
Phoenix Natural Gas
0845 9005 253
Firmus Energy
0845 6080 088
Gas Safe Register
0800 4085 500
Flooding incident line
0300 2000 100

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