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"Piercing cold...

"Fuacht polltach ...

but there is little chance of a white Christmas".

ach beag seans go dtiocfaidh an Nollaig bán".

The temperature could drop to eleven degrees below freezing in parts of Ireland tonight, according to meteorologist Joanna Donnelly.

D'fhéadfadh an teocht titim go haon chéim déag faoi bhun an reophointe in áiteanna in Éirinn anocht, dar leis an meitéareolaí Joanna Donnelly.

He lived in the most isolated places in the coldest country.

Is sna háiteanna is scoite sa tír is fuaire a bheas sé.

In the base of the country, Joanna Donnelly said, the lowest temperature was seven degrees below freezing.

I mbunáite na tíre, a dúirt Joanna Donnelly, is seacht gcéim faoi bhun an reophointe is ísle a bheas an teocht.

Speaking on RTÉ, she indicated that the temperature could rise to the freezing point - or slightly below it - in the afternoon but that it would only be temporary.

Ag labhairt di ar RTÉ, thug sí le fios go bhféadfadh an teocht ardú go dtí an reophointe - nó beagán lena chois - san iarnóin ach nach mbeadh ann ach seal.

The temperature will drop again suddenly, she promised, especially as the day darkens.

Titfidh an teocht arís go tobann, a gheall sí, go háirithe le dorchú an lae.

The lowest temperature recorded at Cloncreamha weather station in Co Longford last night was 7.5 degrees below freezing, but it was two or three degrees warmer than that in most of the country.

7.5 céim faoi bhun an reophointe an teocht ab ísle a taifeadadh i stáisiún aimsire Chluain Creamha i gCo an Longfoirt aréir, ach bhí sé dhá nó trí chéim ní ba theo ná sin sa chuid is mó den tír.

An orange weather warning has been issued for nineteen counties and the warning will be in effect between 6 o'clock this evening and noon tomorrow.

Tá foláireamh flannbhuí aimsire tugtha do naoi gcontae dhéag agus beidh an foláireamh i bhfeidhm idir 6 a chlog tráthnóna agus meán lae amárach.

Joanna Donnelly also said that there is not much precipitation at the moment, apart from the red shower along the coast.

Dúirt Joanna Donnelly chomh maith nach bhfuil mórán frasaíochta ann faoi láthair, thar an gcorrchith cois cósta.

There is always a chance, she said, of a white Christmas but, on the whole, Ireland's moderate climate is too kind to expect anything.

Tá seans ann i gcónaí, ar sí, go dtiocfaidh an Nollaig bán ach, tríd is tríd, tá aeráid mheasartha na hÉireann róchineálta le go mbeadh aon choinne leis.

A consultant geriatrician at the Mater Hospital in Dublin is petitioning the local authorities to spread more grin on pavements to save people from falling and breaking bones, especially the elderly.

Tá geiriatraí comhairleach in Ospidéal an Mater i mBaile Átha Cliath ag achainí ar na húdaráis áitiúla níos mó grin a leathadh ar chosáin le daoine a shábháil ar thitim agus bhriseadh cnámh, go háirithe seandaoine.

In addition to the health benefits, it would be a great relief for the hospitals, not to mention the Exchequer, said Dr Colm Byrne.

Chomh maith leis na buntáistí sláinte, faoiseamh mór do na hospidéil a bheadh ann, gan trácht ar an Státchiste, a dúirt an Dr Colm Byrne.

He indicated that each hip fracture costs the State approximately €11,700 - and even more if a person has to be transferred to a nursing home.

Thug sé le fios go gcosnaíonn gach briseadh cromáin thart ar €11,700 ar an Stát - agus tuilleadh fós má chaitear duine a chur in ionad altranais.

Dr Byrne said that elderly people also get hypothermia at this time of year due to their homes not being sufficiently heated.

Dúirt an Dr Byrne go dtagann hipteirme ar sheanóirí an tráth seo blia...