With the Mediterranean now burning each summer, where will the Irish holiday in 2025?

Temperatures in the continent are scarcely compatible with life, let alone conducive to a relaxing holiday

A man cools off at a drinking fountain in Turin, Italy. The country is probably one of the worst affected with temperatures past 48C. Picture: Alberto Gandolfo/LaPresse via AP

The summer of 2024 may be a watershed in terms of holidaymaking in Europe.

For the umpteenth year in succession, the continent — along with the rest of the world — was hit by blistering heatwaves, with the southern coastlines along the Mediterranean the worst affected.