The cold snap looks set to continue, with more frost and freezing headed our way today and tonight.

Met Eireann is now predicting that temperatures will fall to a -8C, with a snow and ice warning in place for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Tipperary all day today.

Meanwhile, the AA is reporting that stretches of the M9 motorway from Carlow and Kilkenny are severely affected by ice and frost, whilst heavy snowfall has been reported on the N77 entering Portlaoise. Other roads, such as the R703 Thomastown and Graiguenamanagh road is almost impassable due to snow.

So, yeah, be careful out there and look after yourselves.

 

Via Met Eireann / The AA