A man in his 50s has died after the car he was driving and a bus were in collision today.

FREEZING weather conditions will continue well into next week, with widespread frost making roads extremely hazardous but the prospect of a white Christmas is slipping away.

A severe weather warning was issued today as temperatures were forecast to plummet to minus five degrees.

THE wintry weather was back with a vengeance yesterday to the delight of children and the dismay of motorists.

Icy conditions and road closures in Co Donegal have prompted gardaí in the county to advise motorists to stay at home this morning.