22/01/2013

Heavy Snow Closes Over 80 Schools

Over 80 schools across Northern Ireland have been closed as the heavy snow continues to cause disruption on Tuesday morning.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, as the snow is continuing to affect many roads.

Areas which have been majorly disrupted include Lisburn, Castlereagh and Carryduff.

There are also reports of treacherous conditions in the Hannahstown area, over Spelga and around the Banbridge area.

The Roads Service said that salt operations are continuing and conditional contractor resources have also been deployed.

The schools closed today are:

• Ashgrove Primary School, Newtownabbey

• Ballysillan Primary School, North Belfast

• Edmund Rice College, Glengormley

• Seymour Hill Primary School, Dunmurry

• Alexander Dickson Primary School, Ballygowan

• Carrickmannon Primary School, Ballygowan

• Wallace High School & Preparatory Dept, Lisburn

• Drumlins Integrated Primary School, Ballynahinch

• McKinney Primary School, Dundrod

• Dunmurry Primary School

• Spa Primary, Ballynahinch

• Lough View Integrated Primary and Nursery School, Castlereagh

• St Mary's Primary School, Killyleagh

• St Aidan's CBPS, west Belfast

• Laurelhill Community College, Lisburn

• Moneyrea Primary School, Moneyreagh, County Down

• Mallusk Primary School, Mallusk, County Antrim

• Holy Cross, Atticall/Kilkeel, County Down

• Killowen primary school, Lisburn, County Antrim

• St Kieran's Primary School, Poleglass, County Antrim

• Academy Primary & Nursery School, Saintfield, County Down

• Ballymacward Pre-School Playgroup, Stoneyford

• Parkview Special School, Lisburn

• Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch

• St Oliver Plunkett, west Belfast

• Holy Trinity Primary School, Belfast

• St Joseph's, Carryduff

• St Ita's Primary School, Belfast

• Fort hill college, Lisburn

• Derryboy Primary School, Crossgar, Downpatrick

• St Teresa's Nursery School, Bearnagh Glen, Belfast

• St Kieran's Nursery School, Poleglass

• Holy Trinity Nursery School, Lisburn

• Iveagh Primary School, Rathfriland

• Holy Child PS, west Belfast

• Pond Park Primary School, Lisburn

• Lisburn Central Primary School, Lisburn

• Good Shepherd Primary School, Poleglass

• Gaelscoil na Móna, west Belfast

• High School Ballynahinch, Ballynahinch

• Lagan College, Belfast

• Glenbank Nursery School, Belfast

• St Colemans Primary School Lambeg;

• Downshire Primary School, Hillsborough

• St Mary's on the Hill, Glengormley

• Derryboy Primary School, Crossgar

• Brackenagh West Primary School, Kilkeel

• Riverdale PS, Lisburn

• St Teresa's Primary School, Glen Road, Belfast;

• Cumran Primary School, Clough

• Dromara Primary School, Dromara

• Brownlee Primary School, Lisburn

• St. Bernadette's Girls' PS, west Belfast

• St Mary's Grammar School, Belfast

• Knockmore Primary School, Lisburn

• St. Paul's Nursery Unit, Amcomri Street, Belfast

• Gaelscoil & Naíscoil an Lonnáin, Belfast

• Brookfield Special School, Moira

• Belvoir Park Primary School and Nursery School, Belfast

• Holy Family Primary School, Downpatrick

• Ballymacash Primary School, Lisburn

• Old Warren Primary School, Lisburn

• St Kieran's P.S. Poleglass

• St Bernards PS Glengormley

• St Patricks PS, Ballynahinch

• St Bernadette's Girls' PS, west Belfast

• Holy Trinity Primary School, Belfast

• Rathfriland High School, Rathfriland

• Pond Park Nursery School, Lisburn

• St Colman's Primary School, Lambeg

• Leadhill Primary School, Belfast

• Straid Primary School, Ballyclare

• Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast

• Cloughoge Primary, Newry

• CBS Glen Road Belfast

• St Mary's on the Hill Primary School, Glengormley

• St Anne's Primary School, Dunmurry

• Cairnshill Primary School, Belfast

• CBS Glen Road, Belfast

• Ashgrove Nursery School, Newtownabbey

• St. Martins Nursery School, Belfast

• Carr Primary School, Lisburn

• Bunscoil an tSléibhe Dhuibh, Belfast

• Shimna Integrated College, Newcastle

• Downshire Primary School, Hillsborough

• Dromara Primary School, Dromara

• Malone College, Belfast

• St Colm's High School, Twinbrook

• St Bernadette's Nursery School, Ballymurphy

• St Malachy's P.S. Kilcoo, County Down

• Jolly Pirates Pre-School Antrim Road, Lisburn

• Bunscoil Phobal Feirste, Shaws Road, Belfast

• St Mark's Primary School and Nursery Unit, Twinbrook

• Larne High School, Larne

• Oakwood School & Assessment Centre, Belfast

• Christ the Redeemer Primary School, Dunmurry, Lisburn

• Riverdale PS, Lisburn

• Ballymacward Primary and Nursery Schools, Lisburn

(CD)

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