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**pete** · 02/02/2009, 7:02 PM

Irish Times

Is the snow really that bad? It seems the country falls apart with a little bit of snow. Surely all major roads & cities should be unaffected & just hilly rural roads blocked?

It is currently taking 2hours+ from Dublin City centre to middle of Chapelizod by pass due to an accident.

**soccerc** · 02/02/2009, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Irish Times

Is the snow really that bad? It seems the country falls apart with a little bit of snow. Surely all major roads & cities should be unaffected & just hilly rural roads blocked?

It is currently taking 2hours+ from Dublin City centre to middle of Chapelizod by pass due to an accident.

N7 (naas road) at a standstill from Red Cow to well, god knows where

**Pauro 76** · 02/02/2009, 8:23 PM

Same as in London. Transport network absolutely crippled. Was stranded in Madrid airport waiting for a flight to Heathrow that was cancelled in the end. Got to Gatwick only to find all buses cancelled and delays on most tube lines. madness.

**pete** · 02/02/2009, 8:29 PM

Not left work let so don't know what like out there. Snow is a novelty in Dublin city & I thankfully don't have far to go...

Its like an episode of 24 - we are 24 hours away from total anarchy

**the 12 th man** · 02/02/2009, 8:39 PM

Worse weather on the way

,traffic at a crawl all the way home for me and many neighbours not able to get home.

**Mad Moose** · 02/02/2009, 8:49 PM

I've been busy.

**jebus** · 02/02/2009, 8:57 PM

No snow in Limerick, just fun times

**Dunny** · 02/02/2009, 9:01 PM

None up this way, feckin freezin though.

**stann** · 02/02/2009, 9:45 PM

Played football in the snow just now, not too bad, just a light dusting. Feckin' freezing too! Still a huge red mark above my knee where it got a thump of a ball.

Loks like we might get a good lash of it here overnight.

**Dunny** · 02/02/2009, 9:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

None up this way, feckin freezin though.

Snowing lightly at the minute.

**Mr Maroon** · 02/02/2009, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

None up this way, feckin freezin though.

Same here. I'd say it'll snow overnight though. Hopefully the roads will be impassable in the morning

**rambler14** · 02/02/2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Harpsbear

I've been busy.

Jesus Stephen Parkhouse looks very pale! Tell him see a doctor quick!

**pete** · 02/02/2009, 11:25 PM

Streets very quiet in Dublin city at 9pm on way home with light snow. Of course some learner female driver in a Ford Ka was so alert she drove down the quays with no lights on

Any sign of local authorities salting the main roads?

**dfx-** · 02/02/2009, 11:32 PM

Blanket of snow out by Tallaght/Clondalkin and still snowing heavily..

**kingdom hoop** · 03/02/2009, 12:02 AM

Meanwhile, it's a clean, clear, crisp night in Kerry, ne'er a sniff of that magical white powder that seems to energise and excite many people far beyond normal levels.

I can actually only remember one occasion in my ever-increasing lifetime when we got a decent covering of snow in non-mountain areas down here. I was about 10 and had a couple of great days. Alas, it was a brief and one-off dalliance; but it's a long-term memory!

**tetsujin1979** · 03/02/2009, 1:17 AM

Pics from around where I live: http://picasaweb.google.com/tetsujin1979/SnowDay
Still snowing outside at the moment too

**passinginterest** · 03/02/2009, 1:43 AM

Just back in from a 1am snow stroll, with the missus, around Tallaght. It's fantastic, good blanket all over and nice fluffy stuff falling consistently. If anyone is passing Watergate park in the morning have a look out for my totem snow man on the top of the hill! Have to say I picked a great couple of days to have annual leave

And here I am enjoying it:

**Dodge** · 03/02/2009, 7:25 AM

South Dublin county council out gritting pretty much all day yesterday but obviously enough too much traffic on n4 and n7 and they couldn't get on to road to late in the evning. Saw some dangerous fools too.

Took a friend 5 hours to get home last night. Usualy takes 1