Temperatures close to -9C overnight and snowfall reported in Kerry

Tralee Wetlands transformed into a winter wonderland, blanketed in snow with the pond frozen as the temp was -6c in Tralee over night . Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD 

Temperatures last night plummeted to a frigid -8.6C as the cold snap that has gripped the country shows no sign of letting up just yet.

The low reading was recorded in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, with other areas of the country dropping as low as -7C and -8C on another cold January night. In parts of Cork, temperatures dropped to -4C.