The Department of Agriculture has raised the forest fire warning level in Ireland to Status Orange until Wednesday amid soaring temperatures.
Met Éireann has already warned of scorching temperatures of around 32C, particularly on Monday and Tuesday, with the risk of fires in areas containing gorse, dead grass or dry shrubs now elevated to the second highest level.
The Status Orange warning for possible forest, shrub, gorse and grass fires is valid until 12pm on Wednesday afternoon when Met Éireann say the hot spell will have come to a thundery end.
