Crews still working to restore power to NI homes

A weekend of freezing cold weather and snow is continuing to cause disruption in the North today, with almost a thousand homes without power and many roads still impassable.

Blizzard conditions lashed the North, where emergency oxygen supplies had to be airlifted to an elderly man who was trapped by heavy snow.

Customers in remote areas of the North were warned that it could be days before electricity is restored to them, due to continuing bad weather, but water supply has now been restored to most of the 1,000 homes affected.

Drivers and pedestrians have also been warned about the danger of black ice during their Monday morning commute.

Watch out for possible frost and ice on the roads overnight.Some light snow showers are forecast for the east of the country #AARW

— The AA Ireland (@aaroadwatch) March 24, 2013

Despite the heavy snow giving way to just light flurries today, forecasters are now predicting the severe weather could return on Good Friday.