Mercury rises to 33.1C marking the highest temperature in more than a century 

It marks an all-time national record for the month of July, and the highest air temperature recorded in Ireland in the 20th and 21st centuries

Members of the public on Garretstown Beach, West Cork. Picture: Andy Gibson.

A new record temperature for July has been set as the country faces another sweltering day.

The latest data from Met Éireann shows that a temperature of 33.1C was recorded at Phoenix Park on Monday at around 3.30pm, making it the hottest day of the year so far.