A number of emergency services are assisting with a large rescue/release operation at Mount Leinster, on the South Carlow and Kilkenny border. Several vehicles have become trapped & there are reports of some minor collisions. No injuries are reported. Incident ongoing.

Fire crews from Bagenalstown & Carlow Town assisting the Gardai and Carlow County Council crews in dealing with numerous vehicles trapped at Mount Leinster, South Carlow due to snow & treacherous conditions. Motorists to avoid the Nine Stones and Mount Leinster area.

Fire crews from Bagenalstown & Carlow Town assisting @GardaTraffic and @Carlow_Co_Co crews in dealing with numerous vehicles trapped at Mount Leinster, South Carlow due to snow & treacherous conditions. Motorists to avoid the Nine Stones and Mount Leinster area. Pics @CarlowFRS pic.twitter.com/zryWfIEOC1
— Emergency Times (@emergencytimes) December 31, 2020

BLACK ICE WARNING

Wet roads and low air/ground temperatures tonight and on Friday morning will lead to icy stretches forming on roads again in places with lows of -2C to +3C. A band of rain, sleet and snow will clear the southeast and east later. Highest risk of icy conditions will be inland away from coastal regions. Many higher ground areas are still icy from rain, sleet and snow from yesterday and across the eastern half of Ireland today and should be avoided.

LATEST AIR TEMPERATURES ACROSS IRELAND BELOW