Met Éireann has warned the public to expect winds of up to 120km/h today.

The cold weather is set to continue for the coming week, according to Met Éireann.

Milder temperatures are due to return later on today and tomorrow.

Drivers are being warned to drive with extra care tonight, as there is a risk of black ice and freezing fog.

Met Éireann is downplaying reports of major snowfall this weekend.

Forecasters say blustery conditions and showers will continue well into this afternoon.

Another heatwave may be on the way, say weather forecasters.

Dull but dry — with moderate temperatures and some sunny skies. That’s the forecast for the Easter holidays as schoolchildren leave the Wellies at home and enjoy the annual break.

Transport links and power supplies across the country are facing major disruption, because of the hurricane-force winds today.

High tides and heavy rainfall mean coastal areas remain on flood alert this week.

Many parts of the country are counting the cost of weeks of stormy weather, but Met Éireann has said the worst is over.

Met Eireann has issued two weather warnings.

Met Éireann is forecasting heavy rain and strong winds across the country by this afternoon.

Met Éireann has warned that storm-force southwesterly winds will remain this morning, causing hazardous driving conditions.

Ireland is expected to escape the worst of the stormy weather hitting the UK.

Ireland will continue to experience freezing weather conditions for a few more days, according to Met Éireann.

First, the good news — the sunshine is here to stay — for a few days at least.

The ESB has said power has been restored to all households affected by the stormy weather this week.

TENS of thousands of homes were left without electricity yesterday as the remnants of Hurricane Katia pounded our shores.

IN OCTOBER 1987, weatherman Michael Fish stood in front of a rainbow graphic and reported that a woman had phoned the BBC to say a hurricane was on the way.

Arctic conditions are set to make a return over the next few days but Met Eireann says the cold snap won't be as severe or prolonged as it was last month.

Met Eireann has said it will be dry and cold today and there is a risk of wintry showers later today and overnight into tomorrow morning.

Householders were bracing themselves today as gale force winds were expected to batter the country.

Forecasters are predicting high tides and winds of up to 100 kilometes per hour this weekend, due to the effects of Hurricane Tomas.

IRELAND looks set to remain cut off from Europe for the rest of the weekend as the continuing spread of volcanic ash across northern Europe brought aviation to the biggest standstill since 9/11.

Drivers are again being urged to take extra care on the roads today, especially on secondary roads.

Temperatures were expected to plummet as low as minus 10C (14F) tonight with the big freeze set to last well into the new year.

The Minister for the Environment has been contacting county managers in preparation for the effects of the storm currently battering the south and east of the country.

Westminster Hall was today reopening to allow thousands more people to pay their respects at the coffin of the Queen Mother.

Parts of the country have been lashed this afternoon by severe gusts of wind.