Record-breaking summer weather just a glimpse of what is to come 

Lloyd Fitzgibbon from Tralee walking in the rain on the Mall in Tralee, which was hit by extremely heavy rain on June 17. Picture: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus

It has been a summer of record-breaking weather in Ireland as we begin to glimpse the consequences of climate change.

After the hottest June since records began, Met Éireann's July Climate Statement said last month was the wettest July on record.