Some schools to stay closed as freezing conditions persist

Schools and childcare facilities are closed or opening late on Monday, following snow and ice warnings remain in place.

Roads in many parts of the country are treacherous on Monday morning after temperatures dipped to as low as minus six degrees in some places.

Met Éireann is warning that many counties will be affected by frost, ice and freezing fog patches on Monday morning.

A Status Yellow Snow-Ice warning is in effect for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht and Louth, and Met Éireann has said that other counties could receive some wintry showers.

A yellow low-temperature and ice warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, and all of Munster.

Parts of the north and west were hit with snow showers, with accumulations in some areas.

Several schools in the north and west will be closed, or open after 11, following heavy snow and icy roads.

Several schools in Donegal will be closed today, and in the North, a significant number will remain closed due to the adverse weather conditions.

Monday will be a sunny day for most areas, with wintry showers mainly confined to the north and northwest fringes by midday.

Highest temperatures will only be from one to six degrees in light to moderate northwest to west winds.

Monday night will be Cold and dry with clear spells for most at first tonight, though wintry showers will become more widespread in the north.

There will be frost and icy stretches,  along with patches of mist and fog. Cloud will build from the west overnight, raising temperatures slightly, and outbreaks of rain or sleet.

The lowest temperatures are from minus three to plus two degrees.