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Anthony Ryan shovelling snow at the entrance to Millers Weir, Athgarvan, Co Kildare during the week Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Prime Numbers

How much snow fell in Ireland? It's the week in numbers

Plus: How many tonnes of salt did we have?

EVERY WEEK, TheJournal.ie offers a selection of statistics and numerical nuggets to help you digest the week that has just passed.

40cm: The amount of snow that fell in some areas during this week’s storm.

4pm: The time on Thursday from which people were advised to stay indoors due to the bad weather.

120,000 tonnes: The amount of salt we had on Monday, as the country prepared for heavy snowfall.

30: The number of homeless people who slept outside in Dublin on Wednesday night, when temperatures dropped to below freezing.

0: The number of loaves of bread left in many shops

3: The number of years Hope Hicks worked with Donald Trump, before resigning as the US president’s communications director (a role she held since last August).

€500,000: The amount of money Dublin Zoo lost through an invoice fraud scam.

13: The number of months the UK and the European Union have to finalise a deal before Britain leaves the EU.

2022: The year from which all workers in Ireland will be automatically enrolled into a pension savings scheme.

€60,000: The cost of erecting the much-maligned statue of the late Sir Terry Wogan in Limerick.

Read: Taoiseach urged to tell employers to pay staff who can’t make it in during storm

Read: Ambulance and fire services working as normal despite red alert

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