Cork Airport is suspending operations until 12 noon today.

The suspension of flights is to allow for the clearing of snow from the runway and taxiways, after drifts began to accumulate overnight and worsened this morning.

Breaking News. @CorkAirport is suspending operations until 12 noon to allow for further clearing of snow from the runway and taxiways. Please contact your airline for the latest information on the status of your flight. pic.twitter.com/itYfb8A8Ie

— Cork Airport (@CorkAirport) February 28, 2018

As commuters grapple with snowy conditions throughout the city and county, anyone due to fly from Cork today is advised to contact their airline for the latest information on the status of their flight.

A status orange snow-ice warning remains in place for Cork, Wexford, Waterford, Carlow and Laois this morning, with a red warning issued by Met Éireann for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath.

And the outlook is that the ‘beast from the east’ is here to stay until the weekend.