Country facing ‘very difficult and very challenging’ conditions, says director of emergency taskforce
Met Éireann said parts of the country could see further sleet and snowfall before the week is out. Photograph: Niall Carson/PAAn orange weather warning for most of the country was due to expire at 10am on Wednesday morning, before being reinstated at 6pm for every county in the State except Donegal.
Met Éireann meteorologist Matthew Martin said parts of the country could see further sleet and snowfall before the week is out. “The cold spell looks like it’s going to continue, probably including Friday ... We have a band of rain is going to push in from the Atlantic and there could well be some sleet and snow for a time on Friday morning in the south and southwest of the country.”
Mr Harris said that extreme temperatures expected in the days ahead are potentially “dangerous to life” if people do not take precautions. The Health Service Executive said most hospitals were operating as normal on Tuesday, although there was some weather-related disruption. The Defence Forces carried out several mercy missions on Tuesday, including bringing four people to hospital in Cork for dialysis as they were snowbound in their Co Cork homes.
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