The following buses flights and rail services have been cancelled due to severe frost amidst Ireland’s ‘ice-bomb’

Kate Demolder

Planes, trains and automobiles have been halted in their tracks in the chaos that is this weekend’s ‘ice-bomb’.

Lows of -8°C have been recorded across the country, deeming roads ‘treacherous’ and ‘impassable’ by rural communities. A number of flights have been cancelled due to the inclement weather, with significant snowfall resulting in the cancellation of buses and trains, too.

Ryanair announced in a statement on Sunday: “Due to adverse weather in the UK, a number of flights have been affected today.”

Aer Lingus was also forced to cancel flights due to “adverse weather conditions.”

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The country’s buses have also been affected, with Bus Éireann stating in a notice this afternoon: “We wish to advise customers that the majority of services are currently unaffected by weather conditions and are operating to schedule with the following exceptions:

Expressway

Route 4, 13:00 departure will serve Mullinavat / Thomastown / Gowran
Route 8, Cork to Dublin is operating with delays
Route 12, 1300 Dublin/Limerick cannot operate via Roscrea or Nenagh
Route 12, 1400 departure Airport/Dublin/Limerick has been cancelled
Route 20 and X20 Galway to Dublin operating on M6 stopping only in Athlone
Route 64 Galway/ Derry is diverted via Milltown Ballindine & Claremorris.

Northwest

Route 440, 1445 departure from Athlone to Westport & 1900 Westport/Athlone has been cancelled

West

Galway City services operating with delays.
Route 65,1500 Galway/Cavan & 1915 Cavan/Galway will not operate
Route 70, 1530 Dundalk/Athlone/Galway,1800 Galway/Dundalk (1940 Athlone/Dundalk) services have been cancelled.

Southwest

Route 72 – Limerick to Athlone, 1425 & 1725, Limerick/Athlone and 1415 & 1715 Athlone/Limerick have been cancelled

Waterford

All services from Waterford are operating with minor delays
Route 73 to Athlone will operate via Kilkenny and Carlow with some delays.”

Met Eireann has since issued two weather warnings, and they have advised that the cold snap could cause “slippery paths and treacherous roads” as temperatures plummet. An Garda Siochana has also released a statement advising the general public to avoid unnecessary journeys.

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