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Met Éireann have issued a status yellow – low temperature warning nationwide, which is valid from Saturday 18/01/2020 to 11:00 Sunday 19/01/2020.

• Forecasters are warning that temperatures will fall to minus 3 or minus 4 degrees in many areas overnight and staying below freezing until mid- to late morning on Sunday.

Issued/Updated: 11:00 Saturday 18/01/2020
Valid: 21:00 Saturday 18/01/2020 to 11:00 Sunday 19/01/2020

Precautionary gritting starting at 18:00 tonight, and a second treatment at 02:00 as very low temperatures are expected overnight. Further monitoring of road conditions during the night.

Routes: The South Ring Road N40 as far as Ovens bridge, M8 as far as the toll plaza, the N25 as far as Junction 6 (Whitegate,) the N20 starting at The Commons Inn as far as the Killarney roundabout, the N71 as far as the end of the dual carriageway, all routes start at the Dunkettle Interchange.

Information provided to us by Egis Lagan Services. Motorway Maintenance. These are only the roads maintained by Egis Lagan, other roads may be gritted by the relevant local authorities.

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