Temperatures across Ireland are set to plummet below zero over the next 48 hours, Met Eireann has confirmed. The State forecaster issued a rare country-wide weather warning for low temperatures and ice on Monday afternoon.

The cold snap has well and truly arrived, with snow set to fall in parts of the country throughout the week ahead - starting as early as this evening according to Met Eireann

It's set to be a cold week ahead with wintry showers, frost, icy patches, and temperatures as low as -3C expected. Met Éireann has said wintry hazards, including sleet, frost, and ice, are expected as a cold weather advisory remains in place until Saturday this week.