New fears Irish heatwave could hit record 35C with 6-hour ‘stay in’ alert as map reveals boiling points on hottest day

IRELAND will be hotter than Lanzarote and Tenerife as the country is blasted by "extremely mild and humid" conditions. Met Eireann has sounded the alarm, issuing a country-wide Status Yellow High Temperature warning until Friday as the boiling air drifts over from Europe, where temperatures have smashed past 40C. Temperatures are due to peak at...