Twitter users praise Garda for sanding dangerous roads on back of trailer

Twitter users have praised a Garda for sanding dangerous roads on the back of a trailer. 

According to An Garda Síochána's official Twitter account, Garda Murphy and a local farmer filled a trailer of sand to grit local roads in Buncrana, Co Donegal. 

In a video posted by the account yesterday (Tuesday January 17), Garda Murphy can be seen shovelling sand onto a snow-covered road, which had reportedly begun to freeze over. 

One Twitter user said "Good man Garda Murphy" with another commenting "Hope they went for a well-deserved pint afterwards". 

A further commenter said, "Great to see.. reminds me of the rural gardai of days gone by. This is very rare now.." with another saying, "What a guy... sometimes you have to do it yourself....I hope he gets the recognition he deserves... this is definitely a call over and beyond the call of duty." 

Wintry showers are set to continue over the next 24 hours as a Status Yellow ice warning is in place from 7pm this evening (Wednesday January 18) until tomorrow (Thursday January 19) at 12pm noon. 

Freezing rain is possible in the southwest with freezing fog patches and icy stretches, leading to hazardous travelling conditions.