Snow Dublin

There is also a status yellow low temperature warning in place which covers the whole country from 10pm until noon on Friday. READ MORE ...

Do not drive on the taillights of the vehicle in front. On Sunday temperatures will struggle to rise above freezing for most with frost, ice and freezing fog persisting throughout the day. Use all controls delicately and leave extra distance between you and the vehicle in front. On Friday, a widespread sharp to severe frost will set in along with icy stretches. A widespread sharp to severe frost is expected and icy stretches. Lowest temperatures of -5 to zero degrees in light westerly or variable breezes. Highest temperatures of only -1 to +4 degrees, in light northwesterly breezes. Check they’re inflated to the correct tyre pressures.” The first snow of winter began to fall across parts of the country late on Thursday evening. The same warning is in place for Donegal until noon on Saturday. The public should also take care of “slips, trips and falls”, he said. Wintry showers will affect some northern and western coastal counties, possibly thundery near the coast.

Social media users posted videos and photos of snow falling in Co Donegal, Co Meath, Maynooth in Co Kildare and across Dublin.

AA spokesperson Paddy Comyn urged motorists to exercise extreme caution on the roads. He added that the second energy credit of €200, which excludes VAT, would be paid “during that month” while the Dail is in recess. “I’m receiving reports of elderly people in my constituency who are not turning on the heat in this cold snap,” the Cork North-Central TD said. Concerns have been raised in particular for the welfare of older people who live alone, and for those who are sleeping rough. A snow-ice warning for Dublin and Wicklow was in place until 6am on Friday, while a snow-ice warning will remain in place for Co Donegal until noon on Saturday. The Road Safety Authority warned that road users should be aware of the dangers caused by a drop in temperatures, and should watch out for black ice.

Here are the top stories on Independent.ie this evening. Snow warnings for three counties ahead of coldest weather since Beast from the East, ...

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Issuing the warning, Met Eireann said that a cold snap will lead to "hazardous conditions," and "a sharp to severe frost with icy surfaces, as temperatures ...

Snow has started to fall in parts of the country with as Ireland is set to be plunged into sub-zero conditions by an Arctic air mass likely to bring the ...

“The projections indicate that the next two weeks are going to be quite tight in terms of the supply of electricity, largely because temperatures are going to be very low, and there isn't going to be very much wind,” the Fine Gael leader said. “And in the unlikely event that we go from an amber alert to red alert and there isn't enough electricity in the system, it is the large energy users to data centres that have their own backup that will be called on to power down.” “But I do want to reassure people that in the unlikely event that there's a shortage of electricity — and that hasn't happened yet — the first to be affected will be the major energy users, the data centres that have their own backup electricity. Please avoid the area if possible. Unfortunately the snow shower was fleeting. Sunday will be similarly bitter, and some locations are likely to have highest temperatures of only -2C and lowest temperatures of -6C, with the possibility of even colder conditions locally. There will be some lying snow and freezing fog but much of the country will be cold but clear. There is a possibility of snow today in parts of Connacht, Ulster and the midlands before a cloud mass moves in from the east tonight and tomorrow morning, bringing with it more snow and sleet. The bitter airflow will bring daytime temperatures of around freezing with night-time temperatures likely to dip to -6C and colder in places. “It switched quite quickly on us from southerly, quite tropical air in November to easterly and now to northerly, which is bringing the cold air down on top of us.” Gardaí said the roads around Kilmacrennan and Milford are in a "dangerous condition due to the drop in temperature" and that a number of cars are stuck on Lough Salt Road as a result. "Efforts are being made to assist all involved at present.

Today will be very cold but mostly dry, with spells of winter sunshine. Severe frost will set in later tonight, with lowest temperatures of -1 to -5 degrees.

Temperatures struggling to rise above freezing for most with frost, ice and freezing fog persisting throughout the day. Highest temperatures of only 0 to +4 degrees, in light northwesterly breezes. Sharp to severe front tonight with icy stretches. Temperatures will range between 2 and 4 degrees today. Freezing weather and icy conditions will likely remain in effect past Tuesday, although the exact forecast for next week is uncertain. The forecast predicts biting frost, warning of ice on the roads and patches of freezing fog nationwide.

Parts of the country woke up this morning to snow while a widespread sharp to severe frost will set in across Ireland later today.

Dense fog in Galway city added to the woes of morning commuters. With that, we had ten crews working last night from 6pm gritting those roads," Mr Collins said. Particular care is needed in and around Clifden and Letterfrack in Co Galway. The warning for Donegal remains in place until midday tomorrow. In the east of Galway, gardaí in Ballinasloe said that many roads were in a treacherous condition this morning. Also speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Collins said that about one quarter of the overall road network in Dublin was gritted. She added that there is "a winter gritting plan in place" and she received "very little complaints in from north county Dublin, but we will continue to monitor and any areas that we get reports on that it is particularly bad, we will certainly go out and address it". Bryan Cannon, Director for Roads Services, Donegal County Council, said that 1,400km of roads were gritted in the county. Bus Éireann said it had to cancel a number of scheduled services and a small number of school transport services in the western region. He said people should leave a gap to the car in front and make sure their movements are "slow and deliberate". He advised people that they should keep a blanket in their cars, saying that it is "great obviously if you do have a breakdown provider" as well as keeping the mobile phone charged, keeping a shovel in the car if in hilly areas and to "let people know your route as well". Parts of the country woke up this morning to snow while a widespread sharp to severe frost will set in across Ireland later today.