Midlands Rural Roads And Untreated Routes Remain Hazardous

Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath have now been downgraded to a status Yellow ice warning with the rest of the country until midday.

The midlands have now been downgraded to a status Yellow ice warning with the rest of the country until midday.

The amount of snow to fall overnight was less than forecasters expected, but roads in Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath remain hazardous this morning.

A Status Orange Snow/Ice Warning now only includes Dublin and Wicklow.

Castlecuffe National School in Clonaslee is not opening up and Clonaslee College is also closed today for health and safety grounds due to the weather. 

Rhode's Cathal Nolan from Ireland's Weather Channel says low temperatures will lead to dangerous road conditions:

Paul McLoughlin is a Duty Engineer with Laois County Council.

He says conditions are reasonable today but could worsen again this evening:

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