Laois gardaí rescue driver snow-bound driver lost in Slieve Bloom blizzard thanks to Sat-Nav
Driver sent up impassable mountain roads
An ongoing problem with sat navs sending drivers into the Laois Offaly Slieve Bloom Mountains caused problems during the surprisingly severe snow event on March 1.
Laois Offaly Gardaí came to the rescue of a driver who got stuck on a road in the Slieve Blooms during Friday morning's snow blast.
Gardaí shared images from the snowy scene on the road between Kinnitty and Killanure on the Laois-Offaly border on Friday morning.
They said: "Gardaí in Mountrath assisted a driver, that didn't know the area, this morning when GPS sent them up through the Slieve Blooms."
They added that "the road from Kinnity to Killanure is impassable due to heavy snow overnight."
Ireland woke up to a surprise blast of snow that seemed to catch everyone, including Met Éireann out, with the national forecaster not issuing widespread warnings until Friday morning.
It's not the first time motorists have been caught out in the Slieve Blooms in the snow.