'Nowhere better when you get the weather' – crowds flock to Cork beaches as temperatures set to soar

Maura O'Callaghan with her sons Daniel, Billy and Jack from Ballygarvan at Garrylucas beach in Garrettstown, Co Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Families and couples soaked up the sun on Garrylucas beach in Cork on Monday, warming up for the heatwave due to hit later this week.

Temperatures are set to rise to 25C thanks to a high-pressure band arriving from the Azores.