"The American people have voted and congratulations are due to President-elect Donald Trump," said First Minster Michelle O'Neill. Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said she looked forward to enhancing Northern Ireland's "long and cherished bonds with the United States".

Donald Trump won Arizona, the final state to be called in the US presidential election, marking a clean sweep of all seven battleground states.

As counting continues, the president-elect's party is just three seats short of a majority in the House of Representatives