Darragh O'Brien: Schools have discretion at local level to close due to weather

A man walks a country lane near Glencullen, Co Dublin on Sunday. Picture: Damien Storan.

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said that while the Government plans to keep all schools open this week, there will be discretion at local levels for school management on whether they should close due to the ongoing cold snap.

He said there will not be “wholesale school closures".