Temperatures to hit 25C amid hottest spell of the year so far

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Maeve McTaggart

Temperatures are expected to hit highs of 25C today with meteorologists braced for the hottest day of the year so far.

Met Éireann forecasts that temperatures will climb to between 20 and 25C right across the country on Monday, with the midlands likely to see the highest temperatures and the southern and western coasts remaining the coolest.