Wintry weather hits Ireland

Farmers Donald O'Reilly (left) and Keith McQuillan carry dead lambs which they found trapped in snow drifts in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

Keith McQuillan (left), Ruth Keyes and Donald O'Reilly (right) rescue a sheep trapped in a snow drift in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

Dead lambs lie in the snow as farmers Donald O'Reilly and Keith McQuillan search for trapped sheep in snow drifts in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim. Photograph: Reuters

A dead sheep lies trapped in a snowdrift as farmers Keith McQuillan (L) and Ruth Keyes search for other animals in the Aughafatten area of County Antrim. Photograph: Reuters

At least 140,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland were left without power over the weekend following heavy snowfall, causing snowdrifts of up to 5 metres. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

Traffic on the N11 thi s morning as motoriats were stuck for more than three hours as flooding caused delay into Bray. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

Ground staff help clear snow away from Windsor Park prior to the Fifa World Cup 2014 Qualifier this evening. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

Ground staff help clear snow away from Windsor Park prior to the Fifa World Cup 2014 Qualifier this evening. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

Snow ploughs clear the Carnlough to Ballymena road in Co Antrim after a heavy snowfall. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Wire

Motorists make their way through snow covered roads,on the Carnlough to Ballymena road in Co Antrim after sbnow ploughs cleared drifting snow. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Wire

Motorists navigate their way up the N11 today. The route has been closed twice today between junctions 5 and 6. Photograph: Olwen Coughlan

Valerie Abbott, Irish Cancer Society Daffodil Day volunteer, braving the rain to help raise vital funds for those with, and affected by cancer, in Ireland.

A walker braves the wind and rain in Howth this afternoon. Photograph: Collins

Heavy rain and bad weather conditions at the forty foot,Sandycove in Dublin this morning. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos