People 'are going to get quite a shock' as 'first cold snap of the season' to bite

Met Éireann’s deputy head of forecasting Liz Coleman said people "are going to get quite a shock as the temperatures plummet next week". File picture: Denis Minihane.

People are set to be in for "quite a shock" as Ireland heads towards the “first cold snap of the season” next week.  

Met Éireann has issued a week-long weather advisory for the entire country warning that although there has been particularly mild weather for November, this will soon change.