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‘Status Red shutdown’ — Contingency plans put in place for emergency services Storm Emma: Department of Education ‘monitoring’ situation as Ireland braces for ‘exceptional weather event’ Storm Emma latest: Blizzard conditions ‘have passed’ and public advice to shelter indoors is withdrawn ‘Storm Emma’ will impact everybody, people need to be ‘aware’ — National Emergency Coordination Group Status Red weather warning WILL be issued in coming days and worst is yet to come — Met Eireann forecaster