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Crowds of people at Sandycove in Dublin during record-breaking heat in May 2026

May temperature record broken by over 2C - Met Éireann

Met Éireann has confirmed that the national maximum temperature record for May was exceeded by more than 2C last month.

A woman covers her face while walking on the street during a hot summer day in Kolkata, India

UN urges world to be ready for El Niño extreme heat risk

A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella near one of the fountains in the Place de la Concorde during a heatwave in Paris

Temperatures to remain at record levels into 2030s - UN

People seek relief from the heat in the Italian capital, Rome

Italy on red alert as France, Portugal beat May record

Laytown Co Meath - pic - Eilis Sheehy - RTE

Temperatures remain high as weather warnings expire

Mother putting sunscreen lotion on her child’s shoulders while sunbathing on the beach

How to stay safe in the summer heat

A man fills a glass of water at a public fountain in Paris

'Heat dome' over Europe scorches UK, France and Spain

People enjoy the sunshine on a beach

New May record temperature of 30.5C

blue sky over the sea at Spanish Point

28.6C reached at Shannon, breaking May temperature record

Drops of rain falling on an umbrella

April was warmer and wetter than average - Met Éireann

An aerial view of Enniscorthy, Co Wexford after the River Slaney bursts its banks due to Storm Chandra

Over €6.5m in funding for flood protection measures

A man does a flip while diving into the sea at the Forty Foot

Temperatures of 21C recorded in three counties

People enjoying the sunny weather at St Stephen's green in Dublin in May last year...Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

'Fine, sunny' days in store as temperatures to hit 21C

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Yellow wind and rain warning for Cork, Kerry lifted

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