One of the lowest temperatures in the country was recorded in County Sligo this morning.
Met Eireann has confirmed that -4 degrees was clocked at its observation station at Markree at around 9am.
It comes as temperatures as low as minus 12 degrees are on the way, as the current cold snap continues.
A status yellow low temperature and ice warning has now been lifted, while a weather advisory for sleet and snow will kick in at midnight.
Over 30 centimetres of snow could also fall in some areas over the weekend.