Ireland escapes as big freeze grips Europe

AS Europe shivers, Ireland has been left out in the cold having just managed to escape the icy weather which has caused chaos across the continent.

Met Éireann said there is no serious chance of any major snowfalls in Ireland over the coming days and the weather should soon start to become milder.

"There may be snow in the Midlands and Ulster and this will cause some serious problems but they will be short-lived," a spokesman from Met Éireann said. "It is a lot colder than normal across Europe but Ireland has escaped a lot of this and we expect the weather to get milder over the next few days."