Both warnings come into effect from ten o'clock tonight.

Mountdillon, Co.Roscommon recorded the lowest temperature nationwide at -8.8 degrees.

The Shannonside region will come under an orange weather alert for ice and low temperatures from tomorrow evening.

Met Eireann say patches of fog will persist causing hazardous driving conditions.

The sub-zero temperatures are also expected to put more pressure on the country's electricity grid.

Met Éireann is warning of treacherous driving conditions and black ice on the roads this morning.

Cold weather is on the way.

It is going to be a very wet Halloween.