The east of country has woken up to a blanket of snow with a status red weather warning in place.
It came into effect for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath at 5.00am - and has since been expanded to the entire country.
You can see some of what has been happening around the country below.

The Grand Canal in Sallins Kildare. Image: Stephanie Grogan/Newstalk
Image: Susan Keogh/Newstalk
Stoneybatter in Dublin. Image: Stephen McNeice/Newstalk

Sallins Train Station. Image: Stephanie Grogan/Newstalk

The Grand Canal at Sallins, Kildare. Image: Stephanie Grogan/Newstalk
Reports of people waking on the M9 Motorway!!!! Please take care and don’t travel if you can avoid it. #BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/TYAiBYpq4j
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) February 28, 2018
Image: Sean Defoe/Newstalk
The Grand Canal in Dublin. Image: Stephanie Grogan/Newstalk
Image: Stephanie Grogan/Newstalk
Just heard the first boarding call of the morning at Dublin Airport but only thing moving out there so far are the snow ploughs. @TodayFMNews @98FMnewsteam @NewstalkFM #beastoftheeast pic.twitter.com/7lr9neRO9C
— Tom Swift (@tomswift111) February 28, 2018
Harold's Cross Park. Image: Mick Staines/Newstalk

The Grand Canal in Dublin. Image: Stephanie Grogan
Live from Drone near Tullow #BeastFromTheEast https://t.co/e0diPztisU
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) February 28, 2018

A happy snowman. Image: Stephanie Grogan/Newstalk
Stephen’s Green closed (but pretty) pic.twitter.com/RgOYxWGZqH
— Richard Chambers🎙 (@newschambers) February 28, 2018
âš ï¸ Heavy snow fall in Dun Laoghaire overnight. Including some build up on N11 & Rock Road. Footpaths are very bad. Be careful this morning. #BeastFromTheEast âš ï¸ pic.twitter.com/O490APhO2V
— Cllr. Cormac Devlin (@CormacDevlin) February 28, 2018
At the train station in Waterford hoping to get a train to Dublin. So far, it looks like it might just be me and the driver 😀😀 pic.twitter.com/JtlRqSw9f9
— Kieran McGeary (@kieranmcgeary) February 28, 2018
Best of luck and thank you to our crews who’ll be out around the network working to keep lines open and trains moving - out in all weathers, year round ðŸ‘👠#BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/P3BOP4W8Lt
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 28, 2018
#Sneachta falling now on the Belgard road, Tallaght. As can be seen road conditions have deteriorated, steer & brake gently #snow #BeastFromTheEast #Dublin pic.twitter.com/igFE65WOz8
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 28, 2018
#Luas Red and Green lines operating a vey limited service today. No service at the moment to and from Saggart. Website is down.
— Luas (@Luas) February 28, 2018


