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Pictures: A snowbound zoo, snowball fights, and stunning vistas - the Beast hit Ireland and everything looked amazing

It was a day of singular beauty around the emerald isle.

TODAY MAY ONLY be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the havoc that The Beast from the East will wreak.

But it was a fully-certified snow day. And if history has taught us anything, it’s that Ireland looks pretty fantastic under a carpet of the chilly white stuff.

Today was no exception.

There were stunning landscape shots

IMG_20180228_124825_033 Lambay Island from Rush Beach Denis Meade Denis Meade

snow-3-01 Military graveyard, The Curragh Susan Coffey Susan Coffey

IMG_20180228_154524331 (1) Kiltipper Park, Dublin Mary O'Sullivan Mary O'Sullivan

image1 Annagassan, Co Louth Sinéad Casey Sinéad Casey

 

 

P1020698-01 The Irish National War Memorial Gardens Jaspreet Kaur Jaspreet Kaur

snowcoliemore3 Dalkey Island Linda O'Reilly Linda O'Reilly

THE BEAST FROM THE EAST 758A4830_90538263 Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

IMG_2474 (1) Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim Eimer Lynch Eimer Lynch

And there was snowball mischief

image1 (3) Caleb (6) and Jacob (1) enjoying the snow Michelle Kavanagh Michelle Kavanagh

0499 Snow Pictures Dublin_90538230 Medical Student Farah Nadia Zikhtar from Malaysia having fun in Dublin castle Rollingnews.ie Rollingnews.ie

Storm Emma Snowballs in Glasnevin

snowball 868_90538327 An organised snowball fest on O'Connell Bridge got a little more heated Rollingnews.ie Rollingnews.ie

THE BEAST FROM THE EAST II2A5828_90538350 Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

The animals got in on the act

IMG_8742 Tristan Neville Tristan Neville

CMC329405-65 A deer reclines in the Phoenix Park Conor McCabe Conor McCabe

IMG_4681 Berry, enjoying the snow Louise Louise

Asian Elephant 2 (Dublin Zoo Credit)_90538338 Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo

Painted African Dogs (Dublin Zoo Credit)_90538334 Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo

Ireland, you’re a bit of a stunner

DJI_0107_1 (1) Drone footage of Churchtown, Dublin Ciaran McGrath Ciaran McGrath

image1 (1) Terryglass, Co Tipperary Emma Burke-Kennedy Emma Burke-Kennedy

Snow Pictures - Dublin Rollingnews.ie Rollingnews.ie

28/2/2018 Severe Weather Conditions Botanic Gardens, Dublin Rollingnews.ie Rollingnews.ie

Snow Pictures - Dublin Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who sent in pictures, apologies if we didn’t get to yours

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