Weather delay for school bus service

DECISIONS on whether school bus services will resume for the reopening of classes on Thursday are not likely to be made until tomorrow at the earliest.

Dozens of schools were already forced to remain closed due to icy roads in the week before Christmas, mostly in the west and northwest. And the continuing freezing conditions could lead to a repeat event later this week.

While the country’s 4,000 primary and second- level schools are scheduled to reopen on Thursday morning, Bus Éireann said parents should wait until tomorrow before making inquiries about bus services to their children’s schools.