Watch: Sheep dug out after being trapped under snow in Galtee Mountains

The Galtees saw some of the 'worst snowfall' it has seen in decades

Sheep rescued in the Galtee Mountains. Picture: Carlow Weather

A family of farmers and their sheepdogs have been able to save a "lot of their sheep" who were trapped under the snow in the Galtee Mountains. 

The cold snap saw ice, snow and dangerous travel conditions persist across parts of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, and Tipperary this week.