Terry Prone: Despite battling conditions in a Martello tower, the cold snap won

Being without central heating oil in advance of the recent cold weather proved challenging to our columnist

A walker in the snow in Slade Valley, Co Dublin; fortunately the snow didn’t settle in Portrane, but it was very icy. Picture: PA

Being frozen rigid despite wearing three jumpers is what you might expect during the cold snap.

The problem was when that condition established itself three days in advance of that snap.