Icy stretches and patches of freezing fog are making driving conditions really difficult for motorists.
Temperatures plunged to as low as minus 2 degrees Celsius overnight.
A Met Eireann cold weather alert is in effect until midday.
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There may not be enough Doctors to provide free GP care for all if the scheme was to be rolled out here by 2026.
Free GP visits for all is one of the key recommendations of the all party Slaintecare plan.
The ESRI's been examining the demand and cost-implications of extending free GP care to the whole population over the next 3 years.
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Its being suggested that a return to working from home will help curb the spread of the new 'Kraken' variant of Covid 19.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued its advice after a risk assessment of the new XBB.1.5 variant which has spread rapidly across the US and has already been detected in Ireland.
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Government policy on accommodating refugees will not change as a result of protests taking place at some locations around the country.
That's the view of the Junior Integration Minister as pressure mounts on the government to source accommodation in the coming months.
