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Severe Winter Weather: ESSENTIAL PREPARATIONS, TRAVEL ADVICE, DRIVING TIPS & CLOSURES

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  • #692
    Tzardine
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    RED WARNING ISSUED

    On met eireann website


  • #693
    Tzardine
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    Duplicate post.


  • #694
    mirrorwall14
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    Technically a red warning in and itself does not close schools the individuals BOM or the minister does but I can’t see any school opening in the face of that forecast


  • #695
    Lashes28
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    Well red weather warning means no bus eireann school buses will run.. So no school for my lad here. Even though still very little snowfall here


  • #696
    Knine
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    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Technically a red warning in and itself does not close schools the individuals BOM or the minister does but I can’t see any school opening in the face of that forecast

    I got a letter home from school telling us that the school buses would not run if a Red Alert was issued


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  • #697
    carltonleon
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    At least they are issuing the warning in good time to save people from the morning commute


  • #698
    jeonahr
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    Dublin Bus have posted a limit service update. Hardly any use for routes to be going halfway and whatnot.


  • #699
    [Deleted User]
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    Irish Rail and Dublin Bus say they're operating, seems irresponsible tbh considering they'll end up pulling services and leaving people stranded


  • #700
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #701
    honeybear
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    Dreading driving on n7 to work


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  • #702
    OldMrBrennan83
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #703
    [Deleted User]
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    honeybear wrote: »
    Dreading driving on n7 to work

    Stay home


  • #704
    force eleven
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    Hitting the M6/M4 shortly. No bit of schnow gonna stop me from work.


  • #705
    Marymidlands
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    honeybear wrote: »
    Dreading driving on n7 to work
    Where you going to. Unless you are saving lives. Stay home.


  • #706
    CirrusBusiness
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    EastCork2018 wrote: »
    I agree some people will proceed to drive in this even though it could cause an accident.

    Concerned now as my wife has to make a commute on hilly backroads with our two young kids. Hoping Carlow is added to the RED warning before people are forced to commute. We are passed criteria for RED.

    Update: Thankfully schools closed.


  • #707
    carltonleon
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    Swords Express cancelled for this morning


  • #708
    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #709
    liamo
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    Drove from Rathfarnham, D14 at 05:30 to ParkWest, D12. 10cm of snow on side roads.

    Main roads passable but very dangerous. The expected morning traffic will probably help to clear those roads but, with temps at at -2.5 (as it was a short time ago), there's a significant ice risk.

    The M50 was better but still very dangerous. It wasn't helped by idiots driving too close behind me or 4x4's having fun by ploughing through deeper snow.

    It had just started to snow again as I reached the office about 15 minutes ago so things are likely to get worse.

    I kind of have to be in the office today otherwise I wouldn't have bothered. If you can, stay home!


  • #710
    Assetbacked
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    No LUAS are running as of yet; no update from them however.


  • #711
    Stephen Hawkins football boots
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    Red weather warning issued after heavy overnight snow http://jrnl.ie/3875859 red alert issued that means schools closed


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  • #712
    mirrorwall14
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    Stephen Hawkins football boots wrote: »
    Red weather warning issued after heavy overnight snow http://jrnl.ie/3875859 red alert issued that means schools closed

    Technically a red alert does not mean schools automatically close. Unless the minister closes them, it is up to the individual boards of management

    See here


  • #713
    [Deleted User]
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    Why are people trying to go to work during a red warning unless absolutely essential?


  • #714
    pc7
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    Flying Fox wrote: »
    Why are people trying to go to work during a red warning unless absolutely essential?

    Cause if public transport running its very hard tell your employer you won’t be in!


  • #715
    LEIN
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    Flying Fox wrote: »
    Why are people trying to go to work during a red warning unless absolutely essential?

    Some people's jobs can't just shut down because there's snow.


  • #716
    antodeco
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    My daughter's school was on the ball. Texts sent at 5:30 this morning to all parents


  • #717
    whiskeyman
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    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Technically a red alert does not mean schools automatically close. Unless the minister closes them, it is up to the individual boards of management

    See here
    Issue needs to come out asap.
    Some of us are getting up and ready now.
    National emergency board etc... Probably all still asleep!
    Typical Ireland.


  • #718
    mirrorwall14
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    antodeco wrote: »
    My daughter's school was on the ball. Texts sent at 5:30 this morning to all parents

    I'm a staff member and we still haven't been contacted. Its ridiculous, some of us will need to be on the road shortly to get to work and no official word


  • #719
    Stephen Hawkins football boots
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    Status Red alert issued for five counties, public transport disrupted and some schools closed

    https://www.independent.ie/weather/status-red-alert-issued-for-five-counties-public-transport-disrupted-and-some-schools-closed-36652721.html


  • #720
    _Kaiser_
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    Flying Fox wrote: »
    Why are people trying to go to work during a red warning unless absolutely essential?

    This came up last time there was a red warning.. Not every employer will accept the advice of the weathermen and may expect people to come in anyway - "the buses/luas are running aren't they?" etc

    In my own case I'd be quite happy to stay in bed here but it's month end today and there will be an expectation that people try to get to work. I can actually do my own job quite happily from here but I manage an IT team and I know there'll be expectations from the business that we're available especially given the day that's in it.


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  • #721
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,994 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Google smart speaker says M50 is heavy. AA says it's moving well. RTE says exits and slipways might be tricky.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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