Met Éireann has now issued a Status Orange snow-ice warning for Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Galway, which will take effect from midnight and remain in place until 12pm tomorrow. The national forecaster warns that "significant snowfall accumulations" are expected.

A major snowstorm is set to hit Ireland within the next 24 hours, with parts of the country set to be covered by up to 10 inches of snow, according to the latest weather models. Record snow depths of 25cm or nearly 10 inches are forecast in parts of Clare tomorrow afternoon,