Arctic weather conditions also arrived in Ireland for quite a while now. We are currently fighting with -7 to -10 degrees which is actually not too bad compared to the current weather in Continental Europe. However, what make things even worse is the fact that the Irish government is not prepared for such weather extremes. There are no winter tires or snow chaines available. They even ran out of salt last week. In fact, all roads are very icy and therefore very dangerous. It snows from time to time, but in the majority it is the freezing rain and fog that cause the problem. Despite that, the winter weather has also its nice sides. We enjoyed a few cold, but sunny days and went out for a walk in Dundalk, County Louth and in Donabate recently. Pictures to follow soon. Arktisches Wetter hat nun auch Irland seit geraumer Zeit erreicht. Im Moment kämpfen wir mit -7 bis -10 Grad was eigentlich nicht so schlimm ist im Vergleich zu Kontinentaleuropa. Was die Dinge allerdings verschlechtert i