'Be aware of treacherous conditions': Caution urged on Cork roads 

Motorists are being urged to take extra caution on the roads in Cork this evening ahead of what is expected to be a very cold night. 

A yellow low-temperature/ice warning is in place with Met Éireann saying some wintry flurries will develop tonight in the south, with a light dusting of snow occurring locally.

Posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Cork County Council urged motorists to drive carefully. 

"Please drive carefully and be aware of possibly treacherous conditions with black ice. While we will be treating all P1 and P2 routes, changing weather conditions can effect [sic] treatments so please take extreme care and be conscious of pedestrians and cyclist," it said. 

🥶❄️🥶another very cold night ahead ❄️🥶❄️

‼️Please drive carefully and be aware of possibly treacherous conditions with black ice. While we will be treating all P1 and P2 routes, changing weather conditions can effect treatments so please take extreme care and be conscious of… pic.twitter.com/uVPp23nsj5

— Cork County Council (@Corkcoco) January 8, 2024

Full details of Cork County Council's winter plan are available on their winter planning website. 

Egis Lagan Services, which undertakes maintenance and renewals on Transport Infrastructure Ireland's motorway and high-speed dual carriageway road network, said that a precautionary gritting on all ELS Cork routes would take place at 23:00 and again at 05:00.

Cork City Council also said its crews would be working during the night to grit routes across Cork. 

The current cold spell is expected to last until Friday.