It's official: Weather Warning for snow and ice tonight and tomorrow

Met Eireann has issued a Yellow Alert warning for snow and ice tonight and tomorrow.

The country-wide advisory including for Co Kildare comes into effect at 8pm and continues until 12 noon tomorrow.

Forecasters said showers of snow are expected at times overnight and during Tuesday morning.

They say between 1 to 3 centimetres of snow will fall locally, but possibly more on hills and mountains in the western half of the country.

A forecaster added: "Some dangerous driving conditions can be expected as road temperatures are likely to be close to freezing or below."