Met Eireann issue rare alert as warm weather to cause fire danger for parts of Ireland

Met Éireann and the Department of Agriculture have alerted the public of a heightened risk of forest fire in Ireland over the next few days.

The warm spell has seen temperatures average out at around 17C per day.

And though things are set to take a bit of a turn from next week, there is still a warning in place for the next three days, until midday on Monday.