Tag: Snow

Road users are being urged to exercise extreme caution this morning as heavy snowfall has hit the county. Most of us have woken up to...

Laois has been ranked as the fifth county in Ireland most likely to experience a white Christmas this year according to new research. Legacy Communications...

Laois County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team has issued a warning to motorists today as 'driving conditions are set to deteriorate' due to snow...

Met Eireann have issued a snow/ice warning for almost all of Ireland, including Laois, for Thursday. Up to now, it had been unclear whether Thursday...

The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management on Severe Weather says there is the 'potential for considerable disruption on Thursday' as widespread snowfall...

Weather forecasters are predicting that a seriously cold snap is set to strike us next week. 'Siberian winds' are set to bring 'significant snowfall' from...

We put the shout out, and as usual, you did not disappoint. While the snow didn't arrive over Christmas, most of us woke up to...

After the wind and rain from Storm Ciara - it is now going to get very, very cold. Met Eireann has issued a yellow snow/ice...

It's the second week of November but yesterday gave us a taste of what this winter may have in store. What began as rain, quickly...

Parts of Laois are covered in a blanket of snow this evening and it is making driving conditions very dangerous. Met Eireann and AA Roadwatch...

Just whe we thought we were over the snow. A snow and ice warning has been issued for the entire country for tomorrow, Sunday March...

The snow is slowly beginning to melt away this morning but conditions on our roads are slippery to say the least. AA Roadwatch is reporting...

The snow continues to fall and one of Laois's busiest roads has been closed. The N80 between Portlaoise and Stradbally has been closed by Gardai...

Just over a year after Laois turned white, it has happened all over again. Snow associated with Storm Freya arrived and it is still pelting...

The snow is back and it is causing havoc around the country. AA Roadwatch are reporting major delays on the M7 coming into Laois as...

As schools and roads closed in the west of the country today, Leinster could be expecting the same conditions tomorrow, Thursday 31 January. Met Éireann...

The first snow of 2019 arrived in Laois yesterday and a forecaster is predicting that we are going to see a lot more of...

Who could forget the extraordinary snowfall the country experienced last March? Laois was hit by the Beast from the East with gigantic force, and so...

Tributes have been paid to various different agencies and local people for all that they did during the recent snow events. Cllr Paddy Bracken used...

When will this ever end? Many of us went to bed last night after celebrating St Patrick's Day and didn't expect to wake up to...

The Sunday of a Bank Holiday weekend is traditionally busy. Following the St Patrick's celebrations, a number of people will have planned to go to...

Just two weeks since the country came to a standstill because of Storm Emma, many parts of Laois are waking up to a blanket...

At long last, the thaw is underway in Laois. Since Tuesday night, all of us have been covered in a blanket of the white fluffy...

Since the snow arrived on Tuesday night, we have been inundated with messages from around the county. Some have been of pictures of Laois people...

We've had snow and ice for days, and now some parts of the county could be set for flooding. A Status Orange snow-ice warning has...

Most people woke up to the sound of rain on their windows in Laois this morning. And while that will help to make the snow...

It's been four days since the Beast from the East came to Laois, and the snow creations keep on coming in! Although Cabin Fever may...

The National Emergency Coordination Group for Severe Weather has urged people to stay indoors until the Status Red weather alert is withdrawn this evening. The...

From 4pm today, Laois will be under a Red Alert as blizzard conditions sweep in. They are saying that this storm will be like nothing...

Portlaoise Hospital has been forced to cancel all routine surgeries and out patients appointments for the next two days. Following the upgrade of the weather warning...