In the past two weeks the national ambulance service has received record call outs.

Applicants will be suspended from the housing lists if they decline two offers in the space of 12 months.

Prices fell in the month of December by 0.2 per cent.

One of the first Athlone volunteers, Anne McGrath, says it doesn't require any particular set of skills and people will be fully trained for a number of weeks before they answer their first call.

A tax-free recognition payment of €800 per month is available for properties used to house those arriving from Ukraine.

According to Cathal Nolan from Ireland's Weather Channel, some of the showers could be heavy.

In the interest of public safety the boardwalks will reman closed for the duration of the current cold snap

The artic chill is taking hold for a couple of days