Temperatures to drop below freezing as nationwide warning issued

The entire Republic of Ireland will be under a low temperature and ice warning coming into the weekend.

Met Eireann has warned of hazardous conditions on roads, and potential travel disruptions.

It said temperatures would fall to between minus 1C and minus 3C generally, with sharp frost and icy conditions.

The yellow warning applies to all counties between 9pm on Friday and 10am on Saturday.

Met Eireann said Friday night will be mainly dry but “very cold” and frosty with some icy patches.

It said there was a chance of a few isolated showers in northern and northwestern coastal parts early on.