It comes as the country, particularly the south east, has been battered by extensive rain over the last week.

Earlier, the National Emergency Co-ordination Group (NECG) and its related subgroups met again to continue to assess the flooding situation and prepare for the risk of further flooding this week.

After several days of persistent rainfall, the River Suir has risen, with overtopping in several areas.

The warning is valid from 2am until 8am on Tuesday.

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins paid tribute to gritting teams working on the road network.

Roads in many parts of the country are treacherous on Monday morning after temperatures dipped to as low as minus six degrees in some places.

Five counties have been under a status yellow snow and ice warning since midnight

Met Éireann has issued a warning to Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Cavan until midday on Thursday.

The warning for counties Clare, Galway and Kerry will come into effect at 9pm on Sunday

The warning came into effect at 10am on Thursday. 

Storm Floris will bring wet and windy weather during Sunday night and Bank Holiday Monday.

A Met Éireann warning for high temperatures will take effect in 14 counties at 12pm

The high-temperature alert will be in place from 12pm on Friday until 6am on Saturday

Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, and Sligo will be under the yellow rain warning until 9pm on Thursday, while Leinster and Waterford's warning will expire at 6pm.

The alert will be in place until 8pm on Monday

12 counties in the Republic while all of Northern Ireland will be under status yellow weather warnings on Sunday

Storm Éowyn is predicted to be one of the 'most dangerous storms' to ever hit Ireland

Very cold nights with widespread frost, ice and lying snow can be expected until Friday.

Keep reading to get an overview on what weather we can expect for the next few days

A status orange weather warning remained in place for 11 counties in the south of Ireland

A significant area of low pressure will hit Ireland on New Year's Day, according to Met Éireann

Roads, flights and public transport could be disrupted by strong gusts

The strong winds will peak on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

A status yellow low temperature warning has been issued for 19 counties

Met Éireann has warned of the potential for difficult travelling conditions, falling branches and localised debris

The severe weather warning will be in place from midnight until 10am on Saturday

Over 352 patients have been on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick so far this week.

Kerry, Leitrim, Sligo, Clare, Donegal, Mayo and Galway are under a status-orange warning until 8pm on Sunday.

A status orange wind warning has been put in place by Met Éireann for counties Clare, Donegal, Galway and Mayo

A status-orange alert for heavy rain in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford has been extended to midnight

The status-orange alert is for Cork, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford.

The status-orange warning will be in place in the three counties from 12am until 10am on bank holiday Monday.

Heavy rain will be coupled with strong and gusty winds in six counties

The status-yellow alert will run from 3pm until 9pm on Wednesday

The warning begins at 12:00pm, and it set to run until 7:30pm.

The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management (NDFEM) Crisis Management Team convened a Met Éireann technical briefing on Friday morning to assess possible impacts of the storm

Galway, Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Cork remain under a yellow alert for rain until midday on Monday

A series of low temperature, ice and snow warnings have been issued for the entire country

Wind and rain warnings have been issued by Met Éireann and the UK Met Office

Warnings for wind, rain and thunder will cover much of the west throughout Thursday

The yellow alert for rain will be in place overnight on Tuesday

The warning will cover Mayo, Galway and Clare

Met Éireann has issued a weather alert for seven counties