Spring break: Wintry weather snaps back

JUST as it was beginning to look like spring had sprung, the icy cold conditions of one of the harshest winters on record have come back for an unwanted encore.

Yesterday, driving conditions were hazardous in parts of counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Longford, Monaghan, Offaly and Westmeath due to sleet and snow.

Gale force winds yesterday forced the cancellation of ferry sailings and driving conditions were described as hazardous on many roads after falls of sleet and snow.