Following a week-long feast of sizzling in the sun, we can look forward to another pleasant day as we head back to work or school this morning. On what was undoubtedly the warmest weekend of the year, there were those who experienced unfamiliar problems ... In Oughterard, Co Galway, the annual sheep racing festival had to be delayed until the evening to ensure the woolly competitors were not overcome before they reached the finishing tape!
• Met Eireann forecasts that the week ahead promises dry spells broken by showers and temperatures in the mid-to-high teens rather than the early 20s. "It will be much more changeable and cooler, with breezes from the south and south west."
• Met Eireann forecasts that the week ahead promises dry spells broken by showers and temperatures in the mid-to-high teens rather than the early 20s. "It will be much more changeable and cooler, with breezes from the south and south west."
