Coldest weather since Beast from the East as -6C temperatures and wintry showers on way

Streets in Dublin covered in snow and ice after the 'Beast from the East' during February 2018. Photo: RollingNews.ie

Eoghan Moloney and Paul Hyland

Ireland is preparing to be plunged into sub-zero conditions by an Arctic air mass likely to bring the coldest weather since Storm Emma over four years ago.

The bitter airflow will bring daytime temperatures of around freezing with night-time temperatures likely to dip to -6C and colder in places.