Flights have resumed at Dublin Airport this morning as passengers left stranded by heavy snow and ice on Christmas Eve continue to make their way home.
The airport is extremely busy with large queues at departures desks and thousands of passengers expected to pass through the arrivals halls as airlines work to get their schedules, decimated by the Arctic-like conditions, back on track.
Aer Lingus has hired extra planes tand is also employing long-haul aircraft on short-haul routes which should allow it to significantly increase its capacity on some routes.
Ryanair has said its schedules are returning to normal but both airines have warned intending passengers to expect some delays as efforts to de-ice planes throughout the day will continue.
While a thaw is expected to start today, roads and footpaths are expected to be at their most treacherous as freezing rain, black ice and compacted snow make conditions underfoot dangerous.
AA Roadwatch has said many roads around the country remain hazardous, and called for drivers to take extreme care and slow down.
Met Eireann has warned that a risk of localised flooding will increase as snow and ice begins to melt and rain moves in from the west and south.
There is also a danger of further snowfalls in the north and northwest over the next 24 hours.