A nationwide status red weather warning has been issued for the whole country. Meanwhile, NUI Galway have confirmed that they will be closed today and tomorrow due to the elevation to the Red Status weather warning. The university will continue to monitor the weather conditions and publish updates to the University Alerts webpage. Earlier: Status Red warning issued nationwideA nationwide status red weather warning has been issued for the whole country. Public transport is expected to come to a standstill today following the upgrade to a status red alert.

Source: Evening echo March 01, 2018 07:07 UTC