Temperatures are forecast to dip below freezing with an arctic blast reported to be tracking towards Ireland.

Rentokil recorded a 12 per cent increase in rat-related enquiries for the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same time last year.

The lowest temperature recorded overnight was at Casement Aerodrome in Dublin which dipped to minus 5.8 degrees – while it could drop to minus 8 tonight

A status yellow low temperature and ice warning has been issued for the entire country

A status yellow low temperature warning has been issued for 19 counties

A nationwide Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning has been extended