The current cold spell will see one-third of the amount of gritting salt normally used during a winter season used in a single week
Transport Infrastructure Ireland confirmed to the RTÉ's Morning Ireland that 35,000 tonnes of salt grit will be used nationally by local authorities de-icing roads – including motorways and national and regional roads - by next Friday at a cost of €1.75 million."During this current spell, we're projecting the use of approximately 25,000 to 35,000 tons. This is a severe weather event," Sean O’Neill, spokesperson for Transport Infrastructure Ireland said.
A Status Yellow freezing fog warning has been in place since midnight for Connacht, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly and Westmeath, which is due to be lifted at 10am. It will be mostly cloudy in the southern half of the country with rain in the southwest, falling as sleet or snow in places away from the coast, causing hazardous driving conditions. Very cold on Tuesday with freezing fog patches over the N half of the country in the morning. Frost & ice will persist through much of the day 🥶❄️
Met Éireann said that temperatures dropped to between -1C and -5C in most places last night, with Athenry, Co Galway recording -7.2C.
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