Hottest day for three years as temperature of 29.6C reached in Roscommon

Meteorologist Mark Bowe said the north west got “the lion’s share” of the warm temperatures on Friday. File picture: Andy Gibson

Ireland’s hottest temperature for almost three years was recorded in Co Roscommon on Friday.

The heat reached 29.6C in Mount Dillon making it the hottest temperature of the year and the hottest June since 2018, Met Éireann said.