Temperatures soar, and there’s more to come

YESTERDAY was the hottest day of the year so far, and today and tomorrow are promising to be even warmer — which has the workers of Ireland scratching their heads and asking why could this not have happened at the weekend?

As office staff grappled with sweaty shirts and sticky traffic jams, children around the country enjoyed the balmiest conditions of 2006’s summer holidays.

By mid-afternoon, Met Éireann said the temperature in Kilkenny had peaked near 29C, making it the hottest place in the country.