Ireland

Give Me a Crash Course in... Ireland’s heatwave

Ireland has had some long periods of hot, dry weather in the past with the summers of 1976 and 1995 being particularly hot

Jade Hanlon pours water from a balcony for the kids at O’Carroll Villas on Cuff Street in Dublin as Ireland experiences a summer heatwave. Photograph: Alan Betson
Jade Hanlon pours water from a balcony for the kids at O’Carroll Villas on Cuff Street in Dublin as Ireland experiences a summer heatwave. Photograph: Alan Betson
Ronan McGreevy
Sat Aug 13 2022 - 05:00

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Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times