Hottest day of the year so far as mercury hits 25.9C in Clare

10/7/2022. Summer Sunshine In West Cork. People relax in the summer sunshine in West Cork, at the pier in Ahakista, on the Sheeps Head Peninsula. File Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Today has been the warmest day of so far of 2022, with temperatures of almost 26C recorded at weather stations around the country. 

A temperature of 25.9 degrees was recorded at Met Éireann's weather station at Shannon Airport in Co Clare this afternoon.