Travel chaos set to continue as fresh storm fronts loom

IRELAND is this morning bracing itself for yet more weather woes as the worst snow storms in a generation continue to cripple the country.

Across the regions yesterday snowfalls of as much as eight inches led to power and heating outages throughout entire towns, the complete closure of the country’s largest airport, frightening road accidents and serious transport delays.

And those who hope the freezing conditions — which have seen temperatures dip to as low as minus 17C in some parts of Sligo, Donegal and Tyrone — will thaw are set for more heartache, with the chaos expected to continue until at least St Stephen’s Day.