Weather latest: Cork public urged to check on elderly neighbours with temperatures set to plummet overnight
A view of a snow covered New Street in Newmarket, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan
Sittings scheduled for Anglesea Street courthouse in Cork City on Wednesday, January 8 will now start at 11.30am.
Courts scheduled for Washington Street and Youghal are to proceed as normal on Wednesday at 10.30am.
Court sitting scheduled for Mallow on Wednesday has been cancelled. All matters are now adjourned March 12.
Mallow District Court office will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. E-mail: mallowdc@courts.ie and emergency phone calls to 087-207 2937.
Court sitting scheduled for Macroom on Wednesday has been cancelled. All cases adjourned to January 15, bar one Bantry family law matter, which has been adjourned to Bantry District Court on the January 22.
Clonakilty District Court office will be closed on Wednesday.
E-mail: clonakiltydc@courts.ie and emergency phone calls to 086-818 3895.
Cork County Council's Crisis Management team met again this evening, with road and weather conditions anticipated to deteriorate further overnight.
Met Éireann Status Orange low temperature/ice warnings comes into effect in Cork from 8.00pm tonight until 10.00am tomorrow morning and again from 6.00pm tomorrow (Wednesday) until 11.00am on Thursday morning.
The potential impacts include dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, travel disruption and delays, and animal welfare issues.
“The council is appealing to people to avoid unnecessary journeys and is urging all road users to take extreme care if they must travel," said a Cork County Council spokesperson.
"Cork County Council will continue to treat priority routes overnight and tomorrow morning, however, due to the low temperatures, widespread icy patches can be expected even on treated roads.
“Air and road surface temperatures are expected to drop significantly and temperatures will remain extremely low throughout the week leading to very challenging driving conditions.”
- Diversions remain in place westbound on the R585 in West Cork due to icy conditions. Traffic is advised to divert via the R587 at Shanlaragh to Dunmanway and then via the R586/N71 to Bantry.
- Clearing and salting is continuing on the R579 Banteer to Nadd which is expected to reopen tomorrow.
- Conditions remain extremely challenging on many routes in North-West and North Cork where lying snow continues to be an issue.
A full list of priority road treatment routes is available here: https://www.corkcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2025-01/cork-county-council-road-treatment-routes.pdf.
Cork County Council’s Emergency Line remains open on 021 480 0048 to report any issues.
Cork County Council’s website https://www.corkcoco.ie/en and social media channels @Corkcoco will have updates on council services such as civic amenity sites, swimming pools and libraries. Dunmanway Swimming Pool will remain closed tomorrow.
Uisce Éireann are warning that weather related bursts on the water network are likely to continue for the coming days as a result of sub-zero temperatures.
Uisce Éireann’s head of water operations, Margaret Attridge, is urging people to continue to conserve water and to report any leaks on the public network.
“As some counties face Arctic conditions, which can impact on our pipe infrastructure, letting us know of breaks on the public network allows us to dispatch our expert crews as early as possible, therefore protecting the levels of water in our reservoirs for the whole country.”
UCC has announced that campuses will be opening at the later time of 11am on Wednesday and Thursday.
Paddy O’Brien, a Cork advocate for the elderly told “There is a very serious situation being experienced by the elderly during this exceptionally cold spell, there’s a possibility that senior citizens are running out of food.
“It’s going into almost a week now, and many people are too afraid to go out the door. In some cases in Cork, Meals on Wheels were not delivered some days.
“Where people would normally receive two meals, this didn’t happen due to the bad weather.
“For people who thankfully can prepare their own food, lots of them have been confined indoors and are now running out of essential foodstuff, and the most vulnerable people are those who live alone, many don’t have a mobile or even a landline so they can’t make contact with anyone.”
Mr O’Brien said he “can’t overestimate” the important role neighbours can play at times like this, urging them not to be afraid to knock on the doors of elderly people in their area to check in and offer assistance.
He advised the elderly to drink several hot drinks during the day, wear warm clothes including headgear, put extra blankets on their bed at night and walk around to generate body heat rather than staying seated for long periods.
He added: “This is vital, if money is tight and the elderly must make a choice between food and heat, heat is more important,” saying that if anyone feels unwell, they should make contact with someone right away.
“The elderly are often reluctant to ask for help, so others must reach out to them – a knock on the door can save a life.”
Several Cork schools have announced that they will be closed tomorrow or closed both tomorrow and Thursday due to the weather, including schools in Mallow and Fermoy.
Parents are asked to await confirmation from their child’s school or get in touch with them for updates, as the decision to open or close is a matter for each individual school rather than the Department of Education.
Cork City Council have advised that due to the Status Orange weather warning issued for continued sub-zero conditions, an inspection of Civic Amenity Site's will be carried out at 10am tomorrow, Wednesday.
Following this, an update will be provided to confirm whether it is safe to open.
Issues persist with Cork to Dublin trains, as Iarnrod Eireann have advised that the 12.25pm Cork to Heuston train has terminated in Mallow, with the 10.25am Cork to Heuston train having terminated in Charleville earlier today.
Additionally, they advised that the 1.25pm Mallow to Tralee service departed Mallow station approximately 74 minutes behind schedule.
HSE staff in Cork are currently making contact with patients to let them know about deferred appointments, as several services have been cancelled for tomorrow.
Non-urgent HSE appointments scheduled for tomorrow at Bantry and Mallow General hospitals - such as outpatient appointments and other clinical appointments - will not go ahead.
This decision was taken in light of additional weather warnings from Met Éireann, including the latest orange weather warning.
Appointments at community facilities in North Cork will also be affected.
While many appointments will go ahead in Cork city hospitals (ie Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary - Victoria University Hospital) the HSE have appealed to patients not to travel unless it is safe to do so.
Appointments will also go ahead at community facilities around the city, East Cork and South Cork where it is safe to do so.
At Cork University Maternity Hospital, all patients are asked to present for their appointment, again provided it is safe to do so.
If it is not safe to travel, they can contact the CUMH on 021-4920500 to reschedule.
In addition, tomorrow’s planned walk-in children's covid-19 vaccination clinic planned at St Mary’s Primary Care Centre will not go ahead.
While non-urgent appointments are going ahead in Cork today and in some parts of Cork tomorrow, the HSE have reiterated that no one should travel to an appointment if it is not safe to do so.
Anyone who needs to defer an appointment, should tell the team who made the appointment as soon as possible, and they will reschedule.
HSE south west regional executive officer Dr Andy Phillips said: “It is a difficult, but necessary, decision to cancel some non-urgent appointments at Bantry and Mallow hospitals and some other community facilities in North Cork for tomorrow.
He added: “I appreciate that this is disappointing for many patients; but we must concentrate on delivering time-critical services to those who need the most urgent care.
“As with the previous service disruptions on Monday, every effort possible is being made to ensure that staff and those who use our services are kept safe, and that acute and essential services are maintained.
“I want to thank all HSE staff who are making incredible efforts to continue the delivery of key services in very challenging conditions.”
Other cancelled services in North Cork tomorrow include appointments in community services including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, community psychology, podiatry, audiology, dietetics, child development clinics and eye care clinics.
Dental services will be closed, day services for older people will not take place, appointments at ICPOP (Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons) and Integrated Care Programme Chronic Diseases will not go ahead, and school vaccinations will not take place.
All mental health day services, day hospitals and outpatient services have been cancelled.
If any service user has difficulties, is in crisis, or requires urgent assistance, they should make telephone contact with their team, GP, SouthDoc or their local emergency department.
Staff will be in touch as soon as possible to reschedule your appointment.
Where it is possible and appropriate, staff may offer virtual appointments.
Anyone in doubt should contact the office or person who issued the appointment.
Dr Phillips expressed the HSE’s gratitude to the many groups assisting HSE staff to travel to their place of work and to priority appointments.
He said: “We are very aware that there are people in our communities who depend on visits from our Home Support staff, our Public Health Nurses; our Community Intervention Teams and others to remain at home safely.
“Those staff are doing everything they can to make their calls, but also need to bear in mind everyone’s safety. We will make every effort to contact people directly where such services need to be changed or deferred.
“Staff have been able to make prioritised visits in recent days, but in some cases that has only been with the support of voluntary and community groups providing transport.
“Over the next few days, we will continue to be very dependent on the Defence Forces, voluntary emergency services, community groups and others to get staff to their shifts or priority house visits. We are incredibly grateful for this support.”
Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Thomas Gould told that conditions in his constituency are varying, with more rural areas near Glanmire and Blarney needing their roads to be gritted.
“In Glanmire, most of the school buses were cancelled today, I’ve been onto the councils trying to get the roads gritted.
“There certainly needs to be more gritting done, it needs to be all hands on deck.”
He added that some schools closed and some didn’t, with others opening at 11am, saying: “For the younger people there’s great fun to be had making snowmen, but for people who have to drive where there’s black ice especially when it’s dark out it can be quite scary and dangerous.”
He added that the council are allowing community groups to collect salt, which is needed as roads and footpaths in some estates “are quite treacherous.”
The newest weather warnings are definitely a cause for concern, Mr Gould added, explaining: “The problem with an extended cold spell like this is older people and vulnerable people who might have stayed home for a few days now might have to start venturing out.
“As we know there is huge numbers of people on trolleys in CUH, there’s a terrible flu going around so keeping people out of hospitals with falls and breaks is key. The council needs to make sure footpaths are safe so that people can get out to shops, pharmacies and doctors.”
The National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) met again this morning to discuss the disruption caused by the ongoing cold weather and the latest weather warnings issued by Met Éireann.
Local Authorities including Cork City Council have confirmed that beds will be made available for any rough sleeper who requires one, and outreach teams are continuing to work with rough sleepers and encourage them to avail of accommodation.
Keith Leonard, National Director of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management, advised: “In many parts of the country, temperatures will plummet tonight – to as low as -8C in some places. I would particularly like to ask the public to keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours during this cold spell.
“You may know someone who is elderly or who has mobility issues and lives nearby – this would be a good time to check in on them and make sure they are ok and have everything they need.”
Mr Leonard continued: “As the extremely cold weather continues, we will continue to see hazardous travel conditions for much of the week.
“Given the prevalence of extremely low temperatures throughout the country over the next few days, road and path surfaces will present a hazard to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. Even where there has been no snow, icy conditions will prevail and surfaces may look deceptively safe.”
He added that Local Authority teams are continuing to work hard treating roads, but even where roads have been salted, people should slow down, drive with caution and allow extra time for their journey.
“Drivers travelling longer journeys should be aware of conditions right along their route, as conditions are differing widely across different parts of the country,” he concluded.
While most public transport continues to operate today, people are advised to check with their operator before undertaking any journeys, as services may be affected depending on local conditions. Those availing of public transport are asked to allow extra time for their journey.
Those travelling by air should allow plenty of time for their journey. Passengers seeking updates regarding specific flights should contact their airline directly.
Road users are asked to treat every road as treacherous in the context of widespread black ice, make only essential journeys, take it slowly and allow extra time for travel to reduce risks for all and to relieve the pressure on the emergency services. Cyclists will need to exercise extra caution this week.
The NECG advised: “The majority of schools have opened as normal this morning, however in several counties affected by severe weather some primary and post-primary schools have taken the decision to remain closed due to local conditions and safety concerns,” adding that some school transport services are not operating due to weather conditions on roads in affected counties.
“Safety remains the foremost priority. If a school plans to close or where transport is affected, communications of all such decisions will issue locally between schools and parents or transport providers and parents.”
The decision to close an Early Learning and Childcare setting also rests with the setting’s management taking into consideration the full guidance and direction available from the principal response agencies, especially An Garda Síochána.
Additionally, each Higher Education Institution will decide on the appropriate weather-related measures to take, having regard to the safety and wellbeing of those on campus, the weather conditions in the area, the availability of public transport and any other criteria they see fit. It is also a matter for the institutions to clearly communicate this to students and staff.
ESB Networks crews and partner contractors are deployed in all impacted areas and are restoring power where safe to do so, with real-time information on power outages and restoration times available on www.PowerCheck.ie.
The group advised: “If you come across fallen wires or damaged electricity networks, never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous. Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1800 372 999.”
As temperatures continue to fall below zero, Uisce Éireann is reminding people to protect their water pipes from the freezing weather at home or in their business/farm by checking outside pipes that can become frozen and burst during periods of cold weather and, if possible, turn off water supply to these areas or to any unoccupied premises.
They are also asking people to conserve water and not to leave taps running as this will not necessarily prevent pipes from freezing and can impact on your local water supply.
Cork County Council have warned that “severe weather continues to cause dangerous road conditions across the county.”
The council’s Severe Weather Assessment team convened this afternoon as Met Éireann has issued a series of Status Orange Low Temperature/Ice warnings for Cork from 8pm tonight until 10am tomorrow morning and from 6pm tomorrow until 11am on Thursday.
A Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning also remains in place until 6am on Friday.
The council advised: “Cork County Council is deploying all of its resources to treat priority routes however the advice remains not to undertake any unnecessary journeys. There is widespread ice and hazardous driving conditions even on routes that have been treated.
They added that Cork County Fire Service and Council crews have attended incidents today where trucks became stuck on regional roads in both North and West Cork.
There are diversions in place westbound on the R585 in West Cork due to icy conditions and extreme caution is required even on primary routes in North and North-West Cork with many local and regional roads impassable in places. The R579 Banteer to Nadd road remains closed.
The council concluded: “If your journey is essential, please slow down, drive with caution, and be aware of other road users. Allow extra time for your journey.
“If a road has been treated by a gritter or snowplough, do not assume that the road is safe to travel. There may still be underlying snow or ice which would make the road hazardous.”
Cork County Council’s Emergency Line remains open on 021 4800048 to report any issues.
Delays on Cork to Dublin trains are still ongoing.
The 10:25 Cork to Heuston has terminated in Charleville, and the 11:25 Cork to Heuston has departed Mallow and stopped in Charleville to collect passengers there.
The 12.25 Cork to Heuston is currently delayed in Mallow. The company advised that the 11:25 Cork to Heuston service is operating approximately 120 minutes late and will call additionally at Templemore. The 13:25 Cork to Heuston service is operating approximately 35 minutes late.
Update:
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) January 7, 2025
11:25 Cork to Heuston service is operating approximately 120 minutes late and will call additionally at Templemore.
13:25 Cork to Heuston service is operating approximately 35 minutes late.@TFIupdates
-AB https://t.co/VpBqAUt1ta
The 10:25 Cork to Heuston, which has been delayed due to a mechanical issue, had previously left then returned to Charleville, leaving the 11:25 and 12:25 Cork to Heuston held in Mallow.
“Weather conditions are restricting train movements in Charleville due to snow in the points,” Iarnród Éireann advised.
In Cork city, the council have advised that Tory Top Library will close at 5.30pm this evening, instead of 8pm due to adverse weather conditions, and apologised for any inconvenience.
Meanwhile, Uisce Éireann are repairing burst water mains in Highfield Avenue in Cork city as well as Templemary, Buttevant and Annabella, Mallow.
The Three Amigos, who were due to play in Cork Opera House tonight, have cancelled the show “due to deteriorating weather conditions and confirmation from Met Éireann that an Orange Low Temperature / Ice Warning will be in place from 8pm this evening.”
Fota Wildlife Park have shared that they are planning a delayed opening tomorrow and Thursday.
They advised: “Due to the expected weather conditions, Fota Wildlife Park will be opening at the later time of 10:30 am - Subject to inspection of the site.
“Closing times remain the same, with last entry at 3pm and closed at 4.30 pm.”
Iarnród Éireann are reporting delays on their Cork to Dublin trains, sharing at around 11.20am that the 10:25 Cork to Heuston was stopped between Charleville and Limerick Junction due to a mechanical issue on the train.
The train was briefly moving again, but as of an hour ago they shared that the train was once again stopped. A second engine is currently en route to assist.
The next train, the 11:25 Cork to Heuston, was held in Cork Kent briefly and is now held in Mallow due to the delays with the earlier train.
The company has advised that the majority of Cork to Dublin services are operating at least 10-15 minutes behind schedule.
Cork North Central TD Ken O’Flynn has advised that conditions in Mallow are “still quite bad and quite treacherous in areas.”
The main road to Cork is in an okay condition, but a lot of the side roads “are very, very poor”, and many of the shops in the area are not opening until 12pm, he said.
David O’Sullivan, the branch chairperson of the Irish Red Cross Mallow-Charleville Unit, said that they have a wide catchment area which covers some of the worst affected places by the weather in Ireland.
He told : “It’s fair to say that North Cork and particularly North West Cork is significantly challenged by these weather conditions and road conditions, the roads are particularly treacherous in rural locations.
“There’s a significant push on that today to try and get ahead of the latest weather warnings issued for the next two days, we’re trying to use the reasonably good weather today in comparison to the last few days to get as many staff as possible to healthcare settings.”
Over the next few days, they expect conditions to be particularly challenging in the mornings he said, explaining: “We are expecting really cold temperatures, maybe dropping as low as minus six, seven or eight.
“In rural locations this will make driving really difficult on both treated and untreated roads, so we are trying to preload that essential healthcare work by getting all key staff to their place of work to hopefully carry us through the next 48 hours.”
Mr O’Sullivan added: “We will still be responding to calls tomorrow and the day after, but the thought is that it will be much more dangerous and take more time for us to reach people due to the roads.”
Their team which has been so busy over the last few days is made up entirely of volunteers, including clinical stuff such as advanced paramedics, EMTs and nurses, as well as other volunteers from farmers to accountants.
He explained: “The HSE are particularly using us because of that clinical skillset, a number of our members have also been assisting the National Ambulance Service with clinical calls and emergency taskings.”
Cork City Fire Brigade have issued advice in light of the Orange Weather warning that has been issued for Cork.
They recommended people “check on elderly, vulnerable and isolated neighbours”, and take care on roads, saying “wintry showers and icy surfaces will lead to difficult travel conditions” and “road conditions will be hazardous, even where roads are gritted, slow down.”
An Orange Weather warning has been issued for Cork 🟠⚠️
— Cork City Fire Brigade (@CorkCityFire) January 7, 2025
▪ Check on elderly, vulnerable and isolated neighbours
▪ Wintry showers and icy surfaces will lead to difficult travel conditions
▪ Road conditions will be hazardous, even where roads are gritted, slow down pic.twitter.com/3N9pfRuQDi
The National Ambulance Service also advised: “Please check in on any vulnerable neighbours and family ahead of tomorrow's extreme cold.
“Make sure they have their phone charged, the heat on, are appropriately (warmly) dressed and have had a hot meal.”
Cork County Council have moved a lorry moved to the side of the road on the R585 at Cousane, saying that the road has re-opened and is now passable with care.
They advised that there are still hazardous conditions on roads across the county this morning, including reports of ice on N71 Skibbereen to Ballydehob road between Kilcoe and Church Cross.
📣 Road/Service Update
— Cork County Council (@Corkcoco) January 7, 2025
🚛 Lorry moved to the side of the road on the R585 at Cousane, the road has re-opened and is now passable with care.
❄️Hazardous conditions on roads across the county this morning. Reports of ice on N71 Skibbereen to Ballydehob road between Kilcoe and… pic.twitter.com/lzQGfW7O4V
Road R-576-74, serving Meentinny East and Meentinny West, is impassable due to snow, the council added.
Dunmanway Swimming Pool remains closed today, as do Civic Amenity Sites in Skibbereen, Derryconnell, Clonakilty, Bandon and Macroom due to icy conditions on site. They assured people that updates will follow as conditions allow.
The council’s Kinsale MD, Dunmanway and Millstreet Area Offices are also currently closed.
Cork North West TD Aindrias Moynihan said weather conditions are still very difficult in his constituency, telling The Echo: “I’m hearing that roads are fairly slippery in a number of places.
“Schools are out, lots of buses are not travelling, and people are being cautious as to how much road they’re going on.”
He added: “I was out yesterday and I came across three council trucks gritting and ploughing, but it’s mostly main roads, they’d have a fairly defined circuit they’re treating. The county bounds have been cleared but I’m hearing it’s in a fairly poor condition again.”
Mr Moynihan advised: “It’s not worth taking the risk on the roads, from what I’m hearing it is dangerous on many roads, so if you can avoid it at all you should.”
Cork City Council have advised that in light of the new weather warning issued, people should expect dangerous conditions for motorists and cyclists on roads due to black ice, that footpaths will be treacherous due to icy conditions and disruption to public transport.
📢Weather Update 📢
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) January 7, 2025
🔶A Status Orange warning has been issued for #Cork.
Valid: Tuesday 07/01/2025 to Wednesday 08/01/2025
ℹ Expected conditions:
-Dangerous conditions for motorists and cyclists on roads due to black ice.
-Footpaths will be treacherous due to icy… pic.twitter.com/e01XtwWwqu
They added: “Our Severe Weather Assessment Team continues to monitor the situation and is working closely with various agencies to ensure the public’s safety.”
Uisce Éireann have advised that repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to South Douglas Road and surrounding areas in Cork city.
#IWCork:: Repairs to a burst water main may affect supply to South Douglas Road and surrounding areas until 2pm today. Please see https://t.co/ngJB09Z5Ha for more.
— Uisce Éireann Care (@IWCare) January 7, 2025
A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works, which are scheduled to take place until 2pm today. They recommend customers allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for water supply to fully return.
They are also working on two further burst water mains around the county which may cause supply disruptions in Bandon and Blarney and surrounds until 5pm, while they are providing an alternative water supply for those affected by a third burst water main in the Schull area.
Cork Airport have advised that in light of Met Éireann issuing two Status Orange weather warnings (low temperature/ice) for Munster, people should be cautious if travelling to the airport.
The first warning is valid between 8pm and 10am tomorrow, with the second warning coming into effect between 6pm Wednesday and 11am Thursday.
The airport advised: “Extremely cold weather conditions including widespread severe frost, ice and lying snow will lead to hazardous travelling conditions.
“Those intending to travel to Cork Airport over the coming days are advised to allow ample time for their journey. With potentially hazardous travelling conditions expected, due caution should be exercised on the roads at all times.”
Transport for Ireland and Iarnrod Éireann have confirmed that some Cork to Dublin and Dublin to Cork trains are delayed by around ten minutes due to the weather.
Bus Éireann advised this morning: “All Cork city services are operating as planned with some minor curtailments on some routes,” asking people to check their Realtime app for further information.
The curtailments include:
Currently unable to serve Kilmore Rd, Services operating via Harbour View Rd.
Due to road conditions in Glenheights/Glenthorn Estate, all trips to Glenheights will turn left on the Lower Dublin Hill to Ballincollie Rd past Murphys Rock bar to terminus.
All trips will operate up Dublin Hill and terminate / turn around in Flextronics and back down Dublin Hill.
Currently unable to serve Knockraha.
R Unable to serve Maulbawn.
07:30 Crookstown will operate via the N20 from Crookstown will not be able to serve Cloughduv, Aherla or Killumney.
07.20 Macroom - Cork via Coachford will not serve Peake X or Dripsey Mills.
07.25 Cork - Macroom will not serve Killmurry 07.25 Cork - Macroom via Coachford will not serve Peake X or Dripsey Mills.
08.45 Cork - Macroom via Coachford will not serve Peake X or Dripsey Mills.
08.50 Macroom - Cork will not serve Killmurry, Cloughduv, Aherla or Killumney.
07.15 Rylane -Cork will operate via the R579 to Tower. Donoughmore, Shournagh Rd not being served. Service will resume from Tower.
06.50 Clonankilty /Cork will not serve Halfway/Cullinanes Cross due to adverse road conditions.
07.45 Skibbereen - Cork, unable to serve Rosscarbery, service will operate via R603 twoards Bandon, Baxters Bridge not served.
08.25 Baltimore - Skibbereen - Cancelled
09.30 Skibbereen - Baltimore - Cancelled
09.30 Cork to Schull - will not serve Halfway
10.00 Baltimore - Skibbereen - Cancelled Route 239 Bandon - Cork will operate via N27, we are unable to serve Crossbarry, Halfway and Briar Hill.
09.40 - Trabolgan - Cork - Upper Aghada will not be served
07.00 Newmarket - Mallow -Cancelled
08.50 Mallow - Doneraile Cancelled
09.15 Doneraile - Mallow cancelled Route 245
09:30 Cork - Fermoy will not serve Sarsfield Road
Currently suspended
Macroom - Rylane - Macroom - Cancelled
07.20 Youghal - Midleton Running 20 mins late, Mogeely will not be served.
09.10 Youghal - Ardmore - Cancelled
09.35 Ardmore - Cork will start service from Youghal, Ardmore will not be served.
The 270 route will operate between Killarney and Kenmare in both directions. The route from Kenmare to Skibbereen is suspended in both directions until further notice.
05.50 Killarney - Tralee - Cancelled
07.20 Tralee - Killarney - Cancelled Bus Éireann has apologised for any inconvenience this may cause.
An orange weather warning has been issued for Cork.
The status orange low temperature/ice warning will be in place for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Cavan, Monaghan, Munster, and Connacht from 8pm tonight, until 10am tomorrow.
It's expected to be extremely cold with widespread severe frost, ice and lying snow.
Met Éireann are warning of dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, travel disruption and delays and animal welfare issues.
A further status orange low temperature/ice warning will come into place for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Munster, and Connacht from 6pm on Wednesday evening until 11am on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, Cork County Council is advising people to avoid any unnecessary journeys due to widespread ice and dangerous road conditions across the county.
The council’s salters and ploughs were operating throughout the night. However, there are reports of hazardous conditions on roads that were recently treated.
The Council’s Crisis Management Team met this morning to assess the situation.
National primary and national secondary routes in Cork are passable with extreme care this morning. However, don’t assume a road is safe even it is has been recently treated.
The majority of priority 3 routes remain untreated and are in very poor condition. A full list of road treatment routes is available here: here.
There are particularly dangerous conditions on the following routes:
- There is an Artic lorry stuck on R585 at Cousane, the road is now closed
- There are reports of ice on the N71 between Ballydehob and Bantry on elevated sections of road
- The R576 from Newmarket to Rockchapel and Newmarket to Boherbue
- The R579 from Banteer to Nadd remains closed however crews are working to reopen this route
- The R576 from Newmarket to Rockchapel
- The R619 from Bweeng to Donoughmore
- The R515 Charleville to Milford via Newtownshandrum
- The R578 Newtownshandrum to Newmarket via Dromina, Bog Cross and Freemount
- The R578 Newmarket to Ballydesmond, Newmarket to Boherbue
- The R577 between Ballydesmond and Boherbue
If your journey is essential, the council is advising people to slow down, drive with caution, and be aware of other road users. Allow extra time for your journey. If a road has been treated by a gritter or snowplough, do not assume that the road is safe to travel. There may still be underlying snow or ice which would make the road hazardous.
Cork County Council’s Emergency Line remains open on 021 4800048 to report any issues.
The council is continuing to liaise with the HSE and other agencies throughout the severe weather which is expected to last until the early hours of Friday, January 10.
Mallow, Fermoy and Dunmanway Swimming Pools will open from 10am until 5pm today.
The council’s Mobile Library service will be suspended for the day and will therefore not be operating.
Mallow Civic Amenity Site will also remain closed today.
Cork County Council will continue to provide updates on their website and across the Council’s social media channels @Corkcoco.
Forecasters are considering new weather warnings as an “extremely cold” snap continues in Ireland.
Temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as -8C while a status yellow low temperature and ice warning applies to the entirecountry until the end of Thursday.
Met Éireann issued the advisory, warning that there will be very cold nights with widespread frost, ice and lying snow.
The ESB said 10,000 of its customers were without power by 7am this morning.
Temperatures are expected to “struggle” to get above freezing during the day with transport disruption and hazardous travelling conditions.
A separate yellow level warning for snow and ice for the entire country was due to expire at noon on Tuesday.
However, Met Eireann forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock said it was “quite likely” the agency will announce an Orange level warning for some regions today.
Today is set to have the highest temperatures of just 0 to 5 degrees.
Mr Doran-Sherlock said it will be “bitterly cold” overnight into Wednesday, adding that a few wintry showers will affect parts of the north and west.
The lowest temperatures are expected to be -8C to -3C degrees generally, although it could dip even lower in some regions, with a severe frost and icy stretches.
The agency is also warning of the risk of freezing fog developing over the coming days.
Temperatures are predicted to increase through Thursday night and Friday as rain, sleet and snow moves north-eastwards over the country, becoming milder for the weekend.
The cold snap had seen tens of thousands of people without water and electricity, with crews continue to work to restore access to the services for the remaining affected homes and businesses on Tuesday.
The severe weather also prompted the HSE to cancel non-urgent appointments in the south-west of the country.
The Defence Forces were deployed on Monday to assist with transporting patients and essential healthcare workers amid hazardous conditions.
Some public transport services have been curtailed and cancelled while schools in the worst-affected parts of the country also took the decision to close, with the situation being assessed on a morning-by-morning basis.
A countrywide status yellow low temperature and ice warning remains in effect until Friday, with a snow and ice warning in effect until midday today.
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