Washout: Coldest summer on record to continue

IRELAND’S soggy summer is the coldest since records began 25 years ago — and forecasters last night wrote off the rest of summer, warning of regular washouts and no hot weather.

Met Éireann statistics reveal temperatures have been below average at 10 of their 12 main weather stations.

The average summer temperature at the central Ireland station of Mullingar, Co Westmeath, was just 11.6C in June.