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    #152
    Essexboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 778 ✭✭✭Essexboy


    Corvus Maximus wrote: »
    Here ya go, this is the AA report below for 14.49pm

    *ULSTER* *MONAGHAN* Foggy conditions around Monaghan Town and secondary roads are still very icy. Use fog lights in affected areas. *DONEGAL* Conditions are hazardous around Glenties. Avoid Barnesmore Gap and avoid Meenroy on the Letterkenny/Fintown Rd (R250). • Very icy on the N14 Lifford/Letterkenny Rd, particularly at Lurgybrack. * Very icy around Ballybofey on the N13 Letterkenny Rd, the N15 Donegal Rd and the Lifford Rd.

    Thanks for this. I was planning to drive from Derry to Sligo tomorrow but now?

    Moan: What is the point in their saying saying "Avoid Barnesmore Gap" when there is no reasonable alternative route between South and North Donegal (if there is please tell me).


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    #153
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    Essexboy wrote: »
    Thanks for this. I was planning to drive from Derry to Sligo tomorrow but now?

    You could go Derry - Omagh - Strabane - Enniskillen - Sligo = 102 Miles. It's only about 17 miles further in distance than Sligo - Derry and it would get you around the Barnsmore problem.


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    #154
    Slidey
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    I have to go to Carndonagh at the end of the week, could be a fun drive...


    Athlone in the morning, at least I have a 4x4 for that one..


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    #155
    Betsy18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Betsy18


    N15 Sligo to Bundoran rd was pretty bad this evening! was ok till the newly resurfaced road coming outta Cliffoney, cars sliding all over the place! from Bunduff to the Bundoran roundabout was lethal!! no signs of it having been gritted at all!


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    #156
    SprostonGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭SprostonGreen


    I dont think that there has been any salting/gritting in since Friday.


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    #157
    jazyguy
    Registered Users Posts: 143 ✭✭jazyguy


    Point taken guys. The first thing I did too was to check the AA site. I need to head up there for work. I dont care if it takes me 3 or 4 hours I just need to know if the gap is passable. I heard from someone else today that Omagh to Letterkenny took 2 hours today but wasnt so bad.


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    #158
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    My daughter was supposed to go to Cork for Christmas on Friday. I think I can officially cancel it now. (Yaay!)

    Lots of the schools seem to be closing till January now.


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    #159
    magnumlady
    Registered Users Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭magnumlady


    I think the schools should be closed. My daughter's one was open today. No way I was going to drive on our icy lanes to get her there. I'd rather they made the missed time up in the Easter/Summer holiday.


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    #160
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    More snow in an hour, so say www.irishweatheronline.ie


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    #161
    magnumlady
    Registered Users Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭magnumlady


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    More snow in an hour, so say www.irishweatheronline.ie

    www.irishweatheronline.com


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    #162
    Essexboy
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    Betsy18 wrote: »
    N15 Sligo to Bundoran rd was pretty bad this evening! was ok till the newly resurfaced road coming outta Cliffoney, cars sliding all over the place! from Bunduff to the Bundoran roundabout was lethal!! no signs of it having been gritted at all!

    the newly resurfaced road coming outta Cliffoney
    This road was resurfaced last year - should have spent the money on grit!


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    #163
    fillefatale
    Registered Users Posts: 2,225 ✭✭✭fillefatale


    Any experiences with the Dublin-Sligo bus? I'm hopefully flying in tomorrow and that bus takes bloody hours in normal weather, so wondering what the delays are, thanks!


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    #164
    dee o gee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 365 ✭✭dee o gee


    It's been snowing for the past hour now in dromore west and the road is now pure white (again :rolleyes:)!


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    #165
    Betsy18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Betsy18


    N15 is a disaster again this morning, it hasnt been gritted. 40kph the whole way! seems to have snowed a bit around Sligo town during the night! hope to god i get home ok this evening! roll on the xmas holidays so i dont have to face this drive each day!!


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    #166
    Slidey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭Slidey


    Did the drive from Ballymote to athlone this mornin.

    Road between Boyle and Roscommo is pretty scary in spots.

    Fresh snow in south Sligo this mornin


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    #167
    quinnthebin
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭quinnthebin


    Slidey wrote: »
    Did the drive from Ballymote to athlone this mornin.

    Road between Boyle and Roscommo is pretty scary in spots.

    Fresh snow in south Sligo this mornin


    thanks for that - did you head to castlebaldwin? - just wonderin how bad those roads are for a journey later today??


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    #168
    Slidey
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    You can clearly see where sligo roads finish and Ros starts. Sligo roads are not salted as far as I can see :mad:


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    #169
    dnme
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    Slidey wrote: »
    You can clearly see where sligo roads finish and Ros starts. Sligo roads are not salted as far as I can see :mad:

    +1


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    #170
    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    I can't get over the state of the roads, especially the Achonry - Sligo road. I don't know what they're putting on the roads but it's sh1t. Of course it doesn't help with twits doing 12KPH. Stuck in a convoy from the roundabout at Collooney to Ballinacarrow tonight, averaging 12 - 15KPH. It was so slow, my car was nearly going backwards the whole way. You could see some drivers clearly getting frustrated and that's when stupid things happen. It's relatively warm at the minute at -7c, that's tropical compared to Sunday nights -17c.


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    #171
    SprostonGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,286 ✭✭✭SprostonGreen


    Sligo roads definitely not salted.


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    #172
    fisgon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭fisgon


    How about the Sligo Dublin road? I'm sure it's passable, but how dodgy is it? Are some parts worse than others? Thanks in advance...


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    #173
    dnme
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    Big problem today and tonight is dense freezing fog. Was down between Ballinafad and Carrick, I'm sure it extends further too.


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    #174
    bmarley
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭bmarley


    any one know anything bout the roads in Leitrim and whether theyr'e gritted, havn't taken the car out since Friday - can't believe school's actually opening tomorrow for last 2 days before term ends. Dreading those country roads:eek::eek:


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    #175
    corrr
    Registered Users Posts: 24 ✭corrr


    bmarley wrote: »
    any one know anything bout the roads in Leitrim and whether theyr'e gritted, havn't taken the car out since Friday - can't believe school's actually opening tomorrow for last 2 days before term ends. Dreading those country roads:eek::eek:

    Where in Leitrim? My mum drove home from Manorhamilton today (she's a nurse and has been work-bound since last week!!) and the Manor/Drumkeerin road is definitely not gritted! Do the kids have exams? Because if not, I wouldn't risk it...for everyone's safety. Best of luck whatever you decide and Merry Christmas.


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    #176
    Betsy18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Betsy18


    N15 between Tullaghan and Cliffoney not gritted again this morning. this is a main road and is under the councils priority 1 list, so why the hell has it not been gritted since last Friday!!!!! this is a bloody joke!


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    #177
    magnumlady
    Registered Users Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭magnumlady


    My daughters school is open as well, even though the school buses aren't running. I'm staying put, as the ad says don't drive unless your journey is necessary. Half the kids aren't in so they are just having free classes, what a waste of time.


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    #178
    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    My daughters school is open just until 12 today and tomorrow. Complete waste of time.


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    #179
    Ms. Chanandler Bong
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭Ms. Chanandler Bong


    From the rte site:
    0818 Sligo's national primary and secondary Roads and Sligo town centre streets have been treated. Temperatures as low as -10 degrees have left some roads in very dangerous condition, and pockets of freezing fog are causing an additional hazard on parts of the N4 in particular.

    From the aa site:
    *CONNAUGHT* *GALWAY* Hazardous with severe ice on many routes. Delays on the N17 Tuam Rd at Claregalway. Ice and compacted snow around Clifden. *MAYO* Icy conditions on the Castlebar/Belmullet Rd (R312). *SLIGO* Ice and snow in many parts of Co. Sligo with freezing fog along the N4. *ROSCOMMON* A jack-knifed truck has been cleared on the N4 Dublin/Sligo Rd at the Rooskey. Take care along this route due to icy conditions. * The N60 Roscommon/Castlerea Rd and the N63 Roscommon/Longford Rd remain icy. Icy conditions on the Castlerea/Frenchpark Rd (R361). *LEITRIM* Icy on the N4 at Carrick On Shannon.


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    #180
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    Betsy18 wrote: »
    N15 between Tullaghan and Cliffoney not gritted again this morning. this is a main road and is under the councils priority 1 list, so why the hell has it not been gritted since last Friday!!!!! this is a bloody joke!

    Was up in Kinlough on Sunday. The road was pretty good the whole way, but it was funny to see the leitrim section of the road wasn't touched by Leitrim CoCo, and Sligo and Donegal were taken care of. You could see on the roads where the grittin trucks were turning and heading back. Well done local authorities.


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    #181
    Betsy18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Betsy18


    Fingers McGee wrote: »
    Was up in Kinlough on Sunday. The road was pretty good the whole way, but it was funny to see the leitrim section of the road wasn't touched by Leitrim CoCo, and Sligo and Donegal were taken care of. You could see on the roads where the grittin trucks were turning and heading back. Well done local authorities.


    Exactly!! the road from sligo town as far as bunduff is manageable but once you get to the Leitrim border it hasnt been gritted and you are sliding from there to the roundabout at the donegal border! a friend of mine rang Leitrimcoco to find out why this section of the road hasnt been gritted since last Friday, supposedly they are only gritting it from 8AM and again at 8PM each day!! the busiest time on that road is from 7am - 9am and 4 -6PM!!! they said that the N16 is done first daily as it is more of a priority!!


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