Snow is expected again this week after a number of schools were closed last week due to heavy snowfalls.
It will be another bitter week with temperatures to drop as low as minus 3 degrees, Met Eireann have forecast. Snow and sleet is expected to fall on Monday and Tuesday night with freezing temperatures set to take hold.
The worst of the weather is expected to clear in time for Friday's St Patrick's Day when it is expected to be mild and damp. The mild weather is expected to stay for the weekend.