Thousands put sun and fun top ofthe agenda

BANK holiday weekend revellers can look forward to a mostly dry and sunny weekend, though the best of the weather won’t arrive until Monday, just as everyone prepares to go back to work.

As hundreds of thousands prepare for the final knees-up of the summer, it's gearing up to be one of the busiest weekends of the year on roads, motorways, railways and airways.

And the news from Met Eireann is that unless you're holidaying in Connacht or Ulster the outlook is pretty good, improving all the way into Monday when temperatures are expected to hit the mid-20s for one of the first times in a while.