Tipperary, Ireland - January 05, 2025 Tens of thousands of homes across Ireland remain without power and many schools are due to shut this morning as the country remains in the grip of icy weather conditions. Met Éireann has issued a fresh Status Yellow snow-ice warning for the entire country, which will stay in place until midday tomorrow. There is also a nationwide Status Yellow low temperature warning in place until midnight on Thursday. Counties in the south and southeast have been the worst affected by the cold snap – in particular counties Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Limerick, Carlow and Kilkenny. Bitterly cold weather will persist until Friday morning, while daytime temperatures will struggle to climb above freezing and night-time temperatures will plunge as low as minus 8 degrees in some places during the week, according to Met Éireann. [Credit: X/CorkNutrition]