Yellow weather warnings in place as snow falls in parts of the country

Snow and sleet has been falling across parts of the country as Met Éireann issued a series of yellow warnings.

There is a status yellow warning for ice and snow for counties Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Kildare, Longford, Westmeath, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo until 10am on Friday.

Meanwhile, there is a status yellow rain warning for Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wicklow untill 3am on Saturday, although snow has been falling in those counties too.

There has been heavy snow in parts of Northern Ireland, with reports of vehicles getting stuck in parts of Fermanagh.

There is a snow warning for Fermanagh, Tyrone, Armagh and Derry until 10am on Friday.

Rain, sleet and snow in Ulster and north Leinster will move southwards across the rest of the country through Friday, falling mostly as rain by Friday afternoon.

It is set to remain cold for the rest of Friday, with temperatures of 3-7 degrees.

Iarnrod Éireann said some Dart services for commuters around Dublin had been delayed by 20 minutes as the weather conditions impacted signalling.

Some Bus Eireann Services to and from Dublin and Donegal and Cavan were also cancelled because of bad weather, as well as services between Cavan and Dundalk.

Dublin Bus said its 44B route from Glencullen was curtailed due to the weather.