Olivia Kelleher: Reaction to good weather shows off unique Irish talent for gratitude

Only those who keep their summer clothes in a suitcase under the bed truly know the pure joy of a fleeting Irish heatwave

Classic Irish warm-weather dining promised “extra salad cream and a slice of ham if you’re lucky” but it could just as well have prescribed “sure it’s too hot for anything else”.

You would nearly feel sorry for people in countries where a summer involving warm temperatures is the norm.

Not for them the pleasure of soaking up every last ray of sunshine. When the sun appears, we are like people who have eaten an orange for the first time after wartime rationing.