Weather warnings in place across the island of Ireland

There are numerous alerts for weather across the island of Ireland on Sunday.

In Northern Ireland, a yellow ice and snow warning is in effect until 18:00 GMT on Sunday.

A further yellow ice warning for Northern Ireland will come into force at midnight, lasting until 11.00 on Monday.

The Met Office had said there would be likely disruption to transport and some infrastructure and ice will be an additional hazard, especially on untreated surfaces.

Around 28,000 homes in the Republic are without power as a result of the weather.

A status orange snow and ice warning remains in place for Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wicklow, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary until 5pm on Sunday.

Met Eireann said that significant snowfall accumulations are expected.

A status yellow snow and ice warning remains in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford and Connacht.

A National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) virtual meeting is to taking place on Sunday to assess the impact of the overnight snow.

Taoiseach Simon Harris said he spoke to the team early on Sunday morning.

Mr Harris said it is "really important" people be vigilant on roads and while travelling.

"This morning I spoke to the team that coordinate efforts for the cold snap and challenges arising from snow and sleet in Ireland," the Fine Gael leader added.

"I expressed my thanks and that of the people of the country to all those who have been working to keep people safe and well, including many local authority staff who were out gritting roads either very late or very early in the morning. The coordination group will meet again today.

"The situation varies across the country with some parts having received a significant amount of snow and sleet.

"The weather warning continues for the day in many places. I am conscious around 28,000 properties are without electricity and ESB crews are working to restore supply.

"It is really important people continue to be very vigilant when it comes to road and travel conditions and also that we all look out for people in our community who may be vulnerable or isolated during this period.

"The very cold weather will continue for much of this week and our teams at national and local level will continue to work hard.

"The impact of snow and sleet and rain freezing in the coming hours and remaining frozen will need to be monitored very closely."