Simon Harris gives new school closure update as EVERY county hit with weather warning ahead of -10C Artic snap [Video]

THE GOVERNMENT’S Emergency Planning Team is holding a meeting as Ireland braces for a “multi-hazard weather event” – which is due to hit the country later on Saturday.

And Simon Harris has issued a major warning for schools, most of which are due to reopen on Monday.

The first snow pictures have emerged from Wicklow as Ireland braces for a severe cold snapCredit: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The weather event will bring snow, ice heavy rain and sleet across more of the countryCredit: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Icicles have been spotted at the Wicklow Gap mountain as the temps plummetCredit: Niall Carson/PA Wire

It comes as snow, ice, heavy rain and sleet are to sweep over the island of Ireland as temperatures continue to plummet.

And the most up to date advice from the Taoiseach is that schools and colleges in different areas of the country will need to react to the extreme weather differently.

Forecastershave said that depending …

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