Revellers nationwide enjoy bank holiday bliss

TENS of thousands of revellers made the most of the Bank Holiday weekend’s sizzling weather to enjoy festivals of music, entertainment and sport across the country.

Among the entertainment spectaculars pulling crowds were Dublin’s Heineken Green Energy Festival, Limerick’s Riverfest, the Bray Jazz Festival, the Cork International Choral Festival and Killarney’s Rally of the Lakes.

The Limerick festival saw up to 40,000 flock to the city to enjoy extreme sports, continental markets, a barbecue competition involving 60 teams as well as live music and entertainment along the banks of the Shannon.