Heatwave: Ireland within 1C of all-time September temperature

 Ben Harrington, Finn O'Crulaoi, and Tadhg Walsh cool down in the water fountains at Marina Park, Monahan Road, Cork City as temperatures soar on Friday afternoon. Picture: Larry Cummins

Ireland's all-time high temperature for September was not officially broken today, though heatwave status was reached by four of the country's weather stations.

The mercury hit 28.2C in Oak Park in Carlow this afternoon, just .9C shy of the all-time September high of 29.1C set at Clongowes Wood College, Kildare on Saturday, September 1, 1906.