'The weather advice has been issued by Met Éireann'

'There is certainly a risk of some wintery fall'

'With those showers we are likely to see accumulations of snow that will stick into tomorrow morning'

'Wintery showers are evident, particularly in the North and North West'

Warnings come into effect from ten o'clock tonight.

'The rest of the coming week is set to be extremely cold with widespread frost and ice'

The coldest day in the past 12 years across the country was recorded.