Met Eireann is warning of treacherous conditions across Cavan and Monaghan this morning after temperatures plummeted to minus 4 overnight.
Two status yellow weather warnings are in place for the entire country - a low temperature alert until 10am, and a snow and ice warning until 11am.
Care is being advised to motorists this morning, particularly on minor and rural roads which may not have been treated.
Michael Rowland from the Road Safety Authority says anyone who is making a journey needs to take extreme care: