In pictures: Freezing weather hits Northern Ireland

While it may look pretty, snow and ice is causing plenty of disruption in Northern Ireland, particularly in the west.

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Image caption, Temperatures plummeted overnight, with a Met Office warning for snow and ice in place until midday on Wednesday. This was the scene in Armoy, County Antrim

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Image caption, The north west bore the brunt of the cold weather, with a number of schools closed

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Image caption, Carrickmore in County Tyrone saw a blanketing of the white stuff

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Image caption, These two braved the Tuesday commute in Eglinton, County Londonderry

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Image caption, In the Republic of Ireland, warnings for snow and ice have also been issued across counties Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo

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Image caption, There were snow-capped scenes at Mullaghmore Head in County Sligo

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Image caption, A robin perched on an icy branch at Lough Melvin in Garrison, County Fermanagh

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Image caption, The cold weather does create some beautiful scenes, like this sunrise in Drumquin, County Tyrone

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Image caption, Snow in the Sperrins produced some picture postcard moments

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Image caption, Vincent Bradley took this picture of a beautiful but trecharous A6 Foreglen Road in County Londonderry

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Image caption, A snowy Craigavon Bridge in Derry in the early hours of Tuesday