Motorists have been advised to avoid certain roads, while bus and rail services have been cancelled or delayed due to poor weather.
Commuters throughout the country are facing delays or are having to make alternative travel plans due to the presence of snow and ice on Monday morning.
AA Roadwatch have advised motorists to avoid certain routes throughout the country, including Mountain Pass (R244) between Buncrana and Carndonagh in Donegal, where a number of vehicles have gotten stuck in ice, and Conor Pass in Kerry, which is impassable due to icy conditions.
Icy conditions to contend with in many areas this morning, particularly in parts of the west, northwest & northeast of the country. https://t.co/PSzIBsvOzE
— The AA Ireland (@aaroadwatch) February 12, 2018
Poor road conditions have also been reported in Cork, Leitrim, Galway, Kilkenny and Tipperary; more information is available on the AA Roadwatch website.
Bus Éireann, meanwhile, is reporting that a number of services in the northeast of the country and in Cork have been cancelled due to snow. The affected routes and villages can be seen below.
The following services in Cork have been cancelled due to #sneachta
Route 236 07:20 ex Castletownbere to Glengarriff
Route 237 06:50 ex Clonakilty to Cork
Route 238 07:20 ex Butlerstown to Cork@CorksRedFM @Corks96FM— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) February 12, 2018
The following services in the northeast have been cancelled due to #sneachta
07:30 from Ballyjamesduff to Oldcastle / Kells
08:45 from Kells to Bailiboro & return at 09:15
09:50 from Kell to Oldcastle
08:00 ex Cavan to Delvin & return
09:20 to Cavan@NorthernSoundFM— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) February 12, 2018
The following route in Cork is also cancelled due to #sneachta
Route 236 08:00 ex Glengarriff to Cork @CorksRedFM @Corks96FM— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) February 12, 2018
The following villages in Cork cannot be served due to #sneachta Fountainstown (220x), Camden (220x), Farranree (203), Knocknaheeny (202), Coachford / Dripsey (233)@CorksRedFM @Corks96FM
— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) February 12, 2018
Route 233 07:35 ex Cork to Macroom via Coachford has been cancelled due to #sneachta @CorksRedFM @Corks96FM
— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) February 12, 2018
Irish Rail is also reporting delays to the Cork-Heuston and Limerick-Heuston services on Monday morning due to frozen points.
Delays from Limerick due to frozen points, 06.40 Limerick to Dublin Heuston delayed, further update ASAP
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 12, 2018
06.15 Cork to Dublin Heuston will additionally stop at Thurles, Templemore, Ballybrophy and Portlaoise due to delay (frozen points) to 06.40 Limerick to Heuston
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 12, 2018
06:40 Limerick – Heuston delayed by 60 minutes due to frozen points
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 12, 2018
On Sunday evening, Met Éireann issued a status yellow snow-ice warning for Ireland, which remains in effect until 8am on Monday morning.
Met Éireann also issued a status yellow weather advisory warning for the entire country, warning of wet and windy weather, thundery downpours and the risk of snow on Monday evening and the early hours of Tuesday morning.
The warning comes into effect at 5pm on Monday and will remain in place until 6am on Tuesday; parts of north Connacht and west Ulster are most likely to be affected by any snowfall during that period.
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