Grand day out at Fountainstown — but some sun-lovers concerned about climate change too

A lively sea breeze kept beachgoers pleasantly cool on the hottest day of the year so far

Shane McCarthy and Colm and Ella Moynihan, all from Ballingeary, Co Cork, splashing about in Rosscarbery, West Cork as people headed for the beach on a scorching hot day. Picture: Andy Gibson

A lively sea breeze kept beachgoers pleasantly cool at the beach in Fountainstown, Co Cork, on a day that was tipped to potentially set a new heat record for Ireland.

Children played in the waves as they broke with only the slightest hint of aggression on the sandy beach.