Heavy snow brings widespread disruption
Treacherous road conditions, homes without power and around 200 schools are closed.
Last updated 17th Jan 2018
Heavy snowfall across Northern Ireland has brought widespread disruption.
An amber weather warning was broadened on Tuesday night to cover the whole of Northern Ireland.
It ended at around 8am on Wednesday, but the wintry conditions don't end there, as a yellow warning is now in effect until Friday.
Salting of roads is continuing this morning, however the Department of Infrastructure's winter service team is experiencing difficult conditions in many areas.
Road users are advised to travel only if essential, take care and leave extra time if making journeys.
John Irvine, Head of Network Services, Department for Infrastructure, said: “The Department's winter service team has been working round the clock, endeavouring to keep main roads open following snow and ice
"This evening, conditions in some areas have been extremely difficult and challenging, some routes have required salting up to five times since this afternoon to keep them passable.
"Salting and ploughing of the scheduled road network will continue overnight and additional staff and gritters have been deployed. Road conditions tonight and tomorrow morning are likely to make driving more difficult ‎and if your journey is essential, motorists should exercise caution, drive with care and allow extra time for journeys."
Around 200 schools across the province have been closed - there's an updated list of closures here.
Thousands of homes were also left without power as the snow continued to fall. Most of the faults have now been resolved, but there are still outages in a number of areas.
And with yet another warning in place for gale force winds from 9pm it looks like it’s going to be a rough few days ahead.
Meanwhile motorists and lorry drivers have been stranded overnight on the M74 after snow and ice brought treacherous driving conditions to Scotland.
Mountain rescue teams were drafted in to check on drivers stuck in their vehicles after heavy snow showers hit the area throughout Tuesday evening and into the early hours of Wednesday.
Traffic Scotland closed parts of the motorway in Lanarkshire in both directions due to wintry conditions for a number of hours - with tailbacks stretching back for six miles.
Transport Scotland said the M74 was now open in both directions, however conditions remain challenging after a "very difficult night''