Temperatures of up to 26C expected as warm spell continues

Buster the Bichon cooling off with a 99 ice cream in Westport on Tuesday. Picture: Paul Mealey

Ireland is set for a sweltering few days leading into the June bank holiday — with Wednesday and Thursday set to see highs of 26C.

Tuesday was the warmest day of the year so far, with Met Éireann's boffins recording a temperature of 24.9C at Shannon Airport.