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18th Mar 2018

Dublin Airport fully operational after snow forces suspension of runway services

Conor Heneghan

A number of flights, however, have been cancelled due to the weather conditions.

Passengers travelling to and from Dublin Airport on Sunday have been urged to contact their airline for the status of their respective flights after a number of scheduled flights were cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Runway operations were suspended for 40 minutes on Sunday morning in order to clear snow that had fallen overnight, but flight operations have since resumed.

Flights to and from East Midlands Airport, Southampton, Bristol and London Heathrow have been cancelled due to poor weather conditions in the UK and passengers due to depart or arrive at the airport have been urged to contact their airline before travelling.

Live information on departures and arrivals from Dublin Airport can be found here and here.

A status orange snow-ice warning, issued for 10 counties including Dublin, has been extended until 6pm on Sunday, while a status yellow snow-ice warning remains in place for the rest of the country until 9am on Monday morning.

Met Éireann have forecast scattered heavy snow showers will continue during the morning and will lead to accumulations in places and some drifting.

Meanwhile, a status yellow snow-ice warning is in place for the whole country until 9am on Monday morning.

It will be staying cold all day on Sunday and overnight, with wind chill and icy patches.

Temperatures will reach lows of -3C in some parts of the country overnight.

There will be further snow showers during today but some areas will remain dry, especially across the west and northwest.