Gardai and Wicklow County Council have advised that the R115 and R759 roads that cross the Sally Gap are impassable due to icy road conditions. Use an alternative route.

Driving conditions are extremely hazardous in the area.

Gardai reported recovery services were called out to a number of incidents in the area on Sunday.

Please respect the signs and do not attempt to drive on these roads until further notice.

Forecast

Today will be mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells developing, the best of these over the northern half of the country. It will be misty and times in parts of the east and southeast and there’ll be some rain in the southwest. Highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees with fresh, gusty easterly winds, strong at times near coasts.