Ireland school closures as Department of Education issues advice amid snow

A number of schools in Ireland have shut their doors as brutal conditions cut the power in some areas and have made the roads treacherous for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

Irish forecasters have since put a status orange Snow and Ice warning in effect for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath as conditions worsen.They are alerting the public to "further spells of sleet and snow today combined with strong east to northeast winds. Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas along with icy conditions.

Light snow is falling in the county but there has been no major transport or difficult road conditions reported so far. Will there be more school closures? The decision to close a school in the midst of forecasted snow is up to the individual school management and actually has nothing to do with the Department of Education.

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