Met Eireann has issued a 16-hour weather alert for much of the country with snow on the cards as a major Arctic cold blast moves in.
The national forecaster's latest warning for ice will come effect at 6pm on Monday. The nationwide Status Yellow alert lasts until Tuesday and 10am and reads: “Hazardous conditions due to freezing temperatures including icy stretches on roads and paths.”
For the coming week, temperatures are set to nosedive below zero as freezing Arctic air sinks southwards. A forecaster said: “It will be very cold until at least Thursday with frost, ice and some possible wintry falls.”
