How to drive safely and prepare your car during a cold snap
Experts advise to start the car first and then use a screen scraper and de-icer if you can to clear your windshield. Picture: iStock.
As temperatures drop and the nights draw in, winter can pose both a challenge and a danger for drivers – especially if you’ve got used to driving during lighter, warmer times.
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow snow and rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, and Wexford as the effects of Storm Goretti hit Ireland.

