Tomorrow may be our warmest-ever Christmas Day

Tomorrow could to be the warmest Christmas Day ever in Ireland.

Temperatures are expected to reach a record 14C in parts of the east.

It is understood the current record for the hottest Christmas Day was set in 1974 when the mercury hit 13.7C at Dublin Airport.

But forecaster with Met Eireann Joanna Donnelly said temperatures could be even higher tomorrow.

"Today we're looking at 11C or 12C possibly, but tomorrow 11C to 13C generally is expected, and we might hit 14C in parts of the east tomorrow," she said.