Record heat in March... now here comes snow

Large parts of Ireland enjoyed their warmest March in more than half a century, forecasters have confirmed.

But, underlining the reason for Ireland’s erratic weather reputation, the country is set to be given a weather wake-up call this week with hail, sleet and even snow replacing the early summer sun.

Met Éireann last night confirmed that despite record-breaking March heat last week, wintry conditions will return today and last until Thursday, bringing with it temperatures of just 3-9C.