It’s impossible not to notice how all the reportage around the bad weather, currently revisiting the West, North West of Ireland, focuses entirely on roads and cars and travel.

Does nobody in journalism/media/government or wellington boots consider the people who might freeze or suffer circumstances much more inconvenient and detrimental than not being able to get in their car and drive smoothly along the road ?!

There are bound to be many without a water supply for starters.  I happen to be acquainted with one!