Ireland's warmest day of the year so far: Temperature of 21.7C recorded in Cork

The record could be broken again over the next couple of days

Chilling on a stand-up paddle board at Lough Hyne, West Cork in the bright sunshine are (from left) Christopher Crowley, Matthew O'Neill, Oliver Capener jumping into the water, and Matthew Crowley. Pic Larry Cummins

Thursday has provisionally been named as the warmest of day the year so far with a temperature of 21.7C being recorded in Co Cork. 

Met Éireann's Observational Climatology team recorded the new high just after 3pm at their weather station in Moore Park in Fermoy.