Met Éireann has issued a snow-ice warning for the entire country.

It's warning that icy and slippery conditions are expected from tonight until tomorrow evening.

The status yellow warning comes into effect at 9pm, and is valid until 7pm on Tuesday.

Forecasters say scattered sleet and snow showers will be most frequent across Ulster and Connacht.

However, they also say that there could be showers in central and eastern areas at times, as well as the odd flurry further south.

File photo. Image: Met Éireann

It adds that accumulations of around 1-2cm are expected.

The warning adds that the wintry showers will become confined to northern areas of the country by late evening on Tuesday.

Lowest temperatures overnight are expected to range -2 to +2 degrees.

The cold weather is expected to continue through much of the week, with similarly cold overnight temperatures expected on Wednesday night.