Snow hits the south-west of the country
Motorists are being advised to drive with care this morning following icy conditions in places overnight.
Freezing weather conditions are back with temperatures dropping to as low as -6C in some areas.
Up to five centimetres of snow hit parts of the country with Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Roscommon the worst affected.
A number of roads have been closed as a result.
Further snow will fall again today, moving east across the country - but the cold snap is not likely to last past the weekend.
Padraig Corkery of Kerry County Council says there was quite a bit of snowfall last night with Killarney the worst hit.
