Bank Hotiday; SUMMER'S ON THE WAY FOLKS!Byline: CLAIRE BRENNAN YOU might find it hard to believe but Ireland is finally set to enjoy a weekend of glorious sunshine. As the Bank Holiday festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. get in full swing, sun experts have urged people to pack their sunscreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays. sun·screen n. before heading to the beach to bask in scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. temperatures of up to 23C. Weather watchers reckon the blue skies could be here to stay - until Tuesday at least - so protecting your skin should be a No1 priority. The rain clouds parted for most of the country yesterday to reveal a blazing sun with the West and the Midlands enjoying the highest temperatures. Belmullet in Co Mayo had already reached 20C by 12pm yesterday and a Met Eireann spokeswoman said the only way was up. She added: "It was already very hot by the early morning and temperatures will definitely get higher with some places experiencing at least 23C. "The good weather will last till late on Tuesday. Some parts of the West will experience some minor showers on Saturday but the rain clouds won't be sticking around." The North and the East were also lapping up the heat with temperatures of 16C to 19C. Parks and beaches were packed with families and schoolchildren enjoying the amazing start to their summer holidays. And office workers spent most of the day itching to get out and begin the Bank Holiday weekend. But sun worshippers were warned to take care outdoors by using sun cream. A spokesman for Hamilton sunscreen said: "Irish have a dangerous attitude to the sun and skin protection and we would ask people to be more mindful of their skin this Bank Holiday." A Met Eireann spokeswoman refused to drop any hints about what's in store for the rest of the summer but said: "We don't give out seasonal forecasts. so make the most of what's on What's On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television. Format Originally started in 1996, the show is currently the longest-running program in Fairchild Television history. offer." Irish Mirror Comment: Page 10 BRIM & O'Callaghan Clonsilla CAPTION(S): A BREEZE Kitesurfer takes to the sky on Dollymount Strand in Dublin yesterday BRIM & PROPER Sean O'Callaghan Sean O'Callaghan is a former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who became an informer for the Garda Síochána and who was later debriefed by the UK's MI5 in the Netherlands. from Clonsilla in Phoenix Park LIFE'S PARK LIFE Dervla Farrell from Castleknock and Sarah Rose Crosswell from Maynooth in Phoenix Park yesterday |
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