A dream midsummer night: How to make the most of the longest day of the year

It's the summer solstice today and the weather looks good. From festivals to food, here's how we recommend spending your midsummer's evening

Celebrate the summer solstice (Alamy/PA)

Also known as midsummer, the summer solstice (June 21) has arrived, when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky and the northern hemisphere is bathed in sunlight during the longest day of the year.

We're in luck this evening. Met Éireann says today we'll see good sunny spells this afternoon, with highest temperatures of 16 to 19 degrees in Munster and Leinster. Tonight will be dry but cold under mostly clear skies too.