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Ireland’s snow in pictures: Sledding, walking and stuck in a ditch

Snow hit many parts of Ireland on Thursday and Friday. Here’s a selection of photos showing people enjoy the weather, and getting stuck in it

Sylvia Ferguson and her son Sam (left) walking with their dog Jasper in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall on Thursday. Photograph: PA
Sylvia Ferguson and her son Sam (left) walking with their dog Jasper in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall on Thursday. Photograph: PA
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Teenagers having fun on sleds and bodyboards in the snow at Lissycasey, Co Clare on Thursday. Photograph: Eamon Ward
Teenagers having fun on sleds and bodyboards in the snow at Lissycasey, Co Clare on Thursday. Photograph: Eamon Ward
Heavy snowfall at a cottage in Slievethoul, Co. Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless
Heavy snowfall at a cottage in Slievethoul, Co. Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless
A bus in a ditch between Ennis and Kilrush in Co Clare on Thursday morning. Photograph: Eamon Ward
A bus in a ditch between Ennis and Kilrush in Co Clare on Thursday morning. Photograph: Eamon Ward
A child plays in the snow in a back garden in Belfast on Friday morning. Photograph: Lisa Payne
A child plays in the snow in a back garden in Belfast on Friday morning. Photograph: Lisa Payne
People enjoy the snow at Stormont estate in Belfast on Friday. Photograph: David Young/PA
People enjoy the snow at Stormont estate in Belfast on Friday. Photograph: David Young/PA
A robin redbreast in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall. Photograph: Brian Lawless
A robin redbreast in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall. Photograph: Brian Lawless
Holy Trinity Anglican Church after heavy snow fall in Stradbally Co Laois. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Holy Trinity Anglican Church after heavy snow fall in Stradbally Co Laois. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
Milana Lauranovic (two and a half years old) from Portlaoise enjoys a walk in the snow in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in Co Laois. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times
Milana Lauranovic (two and a half years old) from Portlaoise enjoys a walk in the snow in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in Co Laois. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times
Horses and riders experience a whiteout as they exercise on the snow-covered Curragh Plains in Co Kildare on Friday. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Horses and riders experience a whiteout as they exercise on the snow-covered Curragh Plains in Co Kildare on Friday. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
A lone cyclist on the snow covered Currgagh Plains in Co Kildare on Friday. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
A lone cyclist on the snow covered Currgagh Plains in Co Kildare on Friday. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Snow falling on the Old Windmill in Dublin last night. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
Snow falling on the Old Windmill in Dublin last night. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie
Ciara McMahon makes her way through heavy snow on Thursday morning in Emo, Co Laois. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times
Ciara McMahon makes her way through heavy snow on Thursday morning in Emo, Co Laois. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times
Three year old Dominic Manta, from Clondalkin, pulls his sleigh in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall on Thursday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Three year old Dominic Manta, from Clondalkin, pulls his sleigh in the Dublin mountains following heavy snow fall on Thursday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Cattle in a field in Belclare Tuam on Thursday morning after a heavy fall of snow. Photograph: Andy Newman
Cattle in a field in Belclare Tuam on Thursday morning after a heavy fall of snow. Photograph: Andy Newman
Teenagers having fun on sleds and bodyboards in the snow at Lissycasey, Co Clare on Thursday. Photograph: Eamon Ward
Teenagers having fun on sleds and bodyboards in the snow at Lissycasey, Co Clare on Thursday. Photograph: Eamon Ward
An 'Out of Service' bus stuck in a ditch on the main Ennis to Kirush road the N68. Photograph: Press 22
An 'Out of Service' bus stuck in a ditch on the main Ennis to Kirush road the N68. Photograph: Press 22
Footage taken across Ireland shows snow blanketing the country. Video: As credited
A general view of the Rock of Dunamaise ruins after heavy snow fall in Stradbally Co Laois on Thursday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
A general view of the Rock of Dunamaise ruins after heavy snow fall in Stradbally Co Laois on Thursday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA
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