Ireland's in the grip of a Big Freeze - with temperatures set to fall as low as -12C as many parts of the country are blanketed in snow and there's more to come.

While there had been some thawing of weekend snow on Monday morning, the bitterly cold conditions are expected to continue into the week with overnight temperatures dropping to a bitterly cold -8C in parts of the south in the coming days.

The cold arctic air is also predicted to bring further snow showers in some regions. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for the entire country, predicting very cold nights with widespread frost and ice.

Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing during the day, the forecaster said, meaning there will be travel disruption amid icy patches and other hazardous travelling conditions.

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