Snow and ice alert in effect for coming days

Snow and sleet is forecast around the country for the next few days.

Met Éireann has issued a yellow snow and ice warning, which is in place until Wednesday afternoon.

Areas in the west and north are expected to get the heaviest snowfalls.

Snowfall is expected as a cold airmass passes over the country from Canada.

Meanwhile, snowfall in Dublin and nearby counties on the first day of meteorological spring has prompted a slew of frost-dappled snaps on social media.

It is a day for staying in curled up with a book #snow #book pic.twitter.com/b3CTlgaLpW

— Dublin Bookworm (@dublin_bookworm) March 1, 2015

Down to one lane on M4 out of Dublin. pic.twitter.com/TybAAt1tEb

— Declan Molloy (@dec_molloy) March 1, 2015

Let it snow, let it snow @DublinLife @PhotosOfDublin #snowday #Dublin #Ireland #cold @dublinstreet @NiallOfficial pic.twitter.com/vYSXCeYmMA

— Ricardo Vieira (@Ricarcin84) March 1, 2015