Weather warnings remain in place as authorities clear snow, 28,000 without power

Status yellow and orange warnings for rain, snow and ice remain in place for the majority of the country this morning.

Local authorities are working to clear snow, with the warnings expiring at 5pm this evening.

A total of 28,000 homes, farms and businesses are without power as a result of the cold weather event affecting several counties across the country.

The worst affected areas are Limerick, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Carlow, Laois and Wicklow.

ESB Networks crews are currently restoring power where safe to do so – and information about outages and restoration times is available on powercheck.ie.

Public transport and airports are set to be impacted by the weather. Shannon Airport is currently under a status orange snow and ice warning.

Eight counties are under an orange warning for snow and ice, while Cork, Kerry and Waterford are in an Orange rain and snow alert.

Icicles at the Wicklow Gap mountain pass in Co Wicklow as Ireland enters a cold snap….