'We may find people dead in their homes in coming days', says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned officials may "find people dead in their homes in the coming days" when isolated areas are cleared of snow and elderly people are checked on, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

Mr Varadkar said the "possibility" of deaths caused by the worst snow storms to hit Ireland since 1982 remains high and that it is too early to congratulate the country on avoiding any fatalities during the extreme weather event.