Galway Bay fm newsroom - There are fears the Status Red alert could be extended beyond 6 this evening in Galway, Leinster and Munster and Gardaí are urging motorists to stay off the roads.
Most areas of Galway city and county have had continuous snow showers all morning and into this lunchtime adding to the large snow drifts
Many Galway drivers who ventured out had to abandon their vehicles while a significant number of roads remain impassable and the others are treacherous
Hundreds of Galway householders are now running low on supplies and even if they manage to get out of their homes only a small number of shops are open
The National Emergency Co-ordination Group will make a decision on the alert later this afternoon.
With a look at the situation around the county we now go to our team of reporters who have been assessing the situation where and when safe to do so
Stella Meehan has our North Galway update
Máirtín O Cathain is in Connemara
Lyndsay Considine has been assessing the South and East areas of the county
