Foyle Ferry crewmen Liam Farren and George Doherty survey the ice on the Foyle.

Locals have been stunned as record low temperatures saw Lough Foyle freeze over.

The water freezes solid at Magilligan Pier, Co Derry.

Ice floes float in Lough Foyle during the recent sub-zero temperatures.

Lough Foyle Ferry crewman George Doherty looks at the ice floes on the approach to Greencastle Harbour.

This little blue tit reached a bird feeder in a Greencastle garden on Saturday but couldn't survive the freezing temperatures.

Sunrise on Lough Foyle in the sub-zero temperatures.

InishowenNews.com's Brendan Deehan refills the bird feeder in his garden.

An evergreen laden with snow.

A picture postcard scene brightens the misery of winter.