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Met Eireann has issued a severe weather alert for the entire country starting from this morning [Friday] and running into next week, with ice forecast for day and night and extensive snow.

Heavy rainfall earlier this week sparked fears of a repeat of the problems associated with last winter’s serious flooding, resulting in renewed calls for the council to take immediate steps to ensure homes are secured and the public prepared for whatever the coming winter brings.

Only a quarter of the normal monthly rainfall fell in Mayo in June, making it the driest June in half a century.

Galway farmer Tom Callaghy will probably never leave home without his wellies again after the rain-friendly footwear saved his life when he was struck by lightning during an electrical storm.

As autumn brings a change in the colour of leaves, motorists also need to be aware of the hazards brought about by changing road conditions, says the Irish Advanced Motorists/IAM Fleet.

Last Sunday night, after a day of wind, cold, heavy rain and pelting hail, the whole miserable day came to a climax with a dramatic thunderstorm. At which our senior dog, who is a terrible worrier at the best of times, shrank beside the sofa, trembling and whimpering; while the junior dog, who is so laid back – or possibly just totally unaware of his environment – that you could drop a bomb on him and he wouldn’t notice, lay in front of her with his head on his paws looking sympathetic but bewildered.

The recent heavy frost will no doubt return again and again over the winter and early spring. Here is some advice for safer driving in severe weather:

Our county has come to a standstill with the onset of the sub zero temperatures that we have been experiencing for almost three weeks now.

The recent heavy frost will no doubt return again and again over the winter and early spring. Here is some advice for safer driving in severe weather:

Red Arrow Fire and Flood Restoration Ltd, who have their head office in Kilkenny, have won the Best Newcomer Award at the prestigious British Damage Management Association Awards.