The country was still under a Status Yellow snow and ice warning until 12pm this afternoon, and a Yellow low temperature warning until midnight

Met Eireann has issued status orange low temperature/ice warnings for most of the country for the next two nights as the temperatures are set to plummet to as low as -8 in places. The national forecaster says conditions will be "extremely cold with widespread severe frost,

Met Eireann has said conditions will be "extremely cold with widespread severe frost, ice and lying snow". The 13 counties with status orange warnings to date are Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Cavan, Monaghan as well as Munster and Connacht.

As Ireland continues to battle a winter blast of snow, frost and ice that is bringing parts of the country to a halt, Met Éireann has issued a fresh Status Orange low temperature and ice warnings for 25 counties.

Ireland is enduring a severe cold snap with temperatures as low as -8C, accompanied by widespread frost, ice and snow. However, a dramatic shift is expected within days, with temperatures set to swing by 18C.

Met Eireann has extended the nationwide Status Yellow weather warning by another 12 hours as Ireland faces a further freeze for the next four days. The Low Temperature alert issued at the weekend had been due to expire by noon on Thursday,