Heavy snowfalls and ice in many counties with weather warnings in place
Ireland woke to snow on Friday morning, with a status yellow weather warning in several counties amid heavy snowfalls and ice.
March, to quote the well-known weather proverb, is coming in like a lion as the season of Spring begins.
Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow have a status yellow warning valid from 3am on Friday morning to 3am on Saturday morning, but some of that rain will fall as sleet and snow.
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