Snowfall and freezing temperatures overnight have resulted in poor driving conditions on a number of routes across the country.
Midland counties and some in the west and northwest including Mayo and Roscommon saw heavy snowfall on Saturday and driving conditions were poor.
Meanwhile AA Roadwatch reported a risk of black ice around Letterkenny and said the N56 Letterkenny/ Dunfanaghy Road around Kilmacrenan is “particularly treacherous”.
Scattered wintry showers continue tonight, mainly in Atlantic counties, some snow at lower levels in NW. Cold, lows of -1to+2 C with frost.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 20, 2015It also warned of dangerous conditions in Ballymote in Sligo and in Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim, with particular care needed on back roads.
It said snow was melting and the roads thawing in Longford Town, Cavan Town and Mullingar.
Met Éireann forecast a showery day for Saturday, with sunny intervals. Highest temperatures are predicted to be 4 to 8 degrees, dipping to minus 1 to 3 degrees overnight.
Sunday will be wet and overcast, but temperatures will be milder at 9 to 12 degrees.
Sunday night will again dip below freezing in parts, with lowest temperatures predicted to be between minus 1 and 1 degree.
