Varadkar: We have enough salt for big freeze

The country has more than adequate supplies of salt for gritting icy roads this winter, according to the Government.

Transport Minster Leo Varadkar said about 210,000 tonnes of salt have been stored in depots around the country to ensure that key transport routes and airports are kept open during any bad spell of icy weather over the coming months.

About 60,000 tonnes of salt were bought during the summer at a cost of €3m to replenish stocks used last winter.