It has been confirmed that all schools in Leinster and Munster will remain closed tomorrow and Friday.
Met Éireann has issued a red weather alert for both provinces, with ‘blizzard-like’ conditions forecasted.
Snow showers will cont. today, most frequent over the east of the country & on south coasts w/ further accumulations. Further west the snow showers will be more isolated. It will be another cold day w/ daytime temps remaining around freezing in fresh & gusty easterly winds. pic.twitter.com/AEnBK9j1oe
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 28, 2018
“Blizzard-like conditions will develop in heavy snow and strong easterly winds on Thursday evening and will continue Thursday night and Friday morning giving significant snow drifts in many areas,” Met Éireann stated.