Postman delivers no snow verdict

THE country’s most famous amateur weatherman, Michael Gallagher, has dashed hopes of a white Christmas.

But the Donegal postman, who uses nature to predict the weather, said the country should be bracing itself for winter storms.

The unusual forecaster was spot on when it came to predicting a white Christmas for the last two years, with his old-fashioned methods proving to be so accurate that he cost the bookmakers a fortune.