Commuters grappled with treacherous conditions today after fresh overnight snowfalls as the big freeze showed no sign of a let-up.

Dublin Airport has reopened after being forced to close for a second time today, but the wintry conditions have forced Dublin Bus to cease all operations from 8pm tonight.

The arctic weather conditions are hitting public transport services with many bus routes not operating today.

The arctic conditions gripping the country are showing no signs of easing as Met Eireann warn that further snow showers will affect many parts of Leinster and east Munster today and tonight.

Bus Éireann has issued an update regarding the effect weather conditions are having on its services across the country.

Despite some cancellations, the vast majority of Bus Éireann services around the country are operating as per normal with some delays and diversions in affected areas.

Heavy snow has hit many parts of the country overnight.

ONE of the best-preserved Viking settlements in Europe has been discovered near the fishing village of Annagassan in Co Louth.

THERE has been much talk recently about the Government proposing new taxes — property taxes, water charges, etc. It is right that these things are rigorously debated in public before they are implemented.

I WOULD have loved to have watched Andrew Wray’s face when he wrote his letter (Friday, July 17) about the cause of this recession.

Four men are due to appear before a special sitting of Drogheda District Court charged in connection with serious crime in Co Louth.

Gardaí have arrested four Dublin men following a high-speed car chase in Co Louth last night.

THE Lisbon Treaty will lead to a full-blown constitutional revolution in the Irish State, undermining the ability of the people democratically to determine their own political and economic future.

FOR a democratic republic like our own, the highest expression of the will of the people is when we vote in a referendum. In 1995, we voted by a slender majority to allow people who had lived apart for four years, and who had no chance of reconciling, to seek a divorce.

A 54-year-old woman has died after being struck by a car near Dunleer in Co Louth last night.

A man in his 20s has died in an overnight car crash in the Co Louth village of Annagassan.

A BOAT owner being investigated in connection with allegations that he left migrant workers overnight on an island said yesterday he believes that the case has been sorted out.