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BreakingNews.ie
29-05-2025
- Climate
- BreakingNews.ie
Bank holiday weekend: Sunshine and showers to bring mixed weather
The June bank holiday weekend will see a mix of sunshine and showers, with the current trend of unsettled weather set to continue. Met Éireann has said Friday will be mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud and some sunny breaks. Advertisement Scattered showers will develop in the afternoon, and highest temperatures will be 16 to 20 degrees. Saturday is set to start off mainly dry, with rain spreading eastwards across the country through the morning and early afternoon. The rain will clear during the afternoon with sunshine and showers following for the rest of the day, some heavy in the northwest. Highest temperatures will be between 15 and 19 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds. Advertisement However, Met Éireann warned it will become very windy later in the day near Atlantic coasts, with strong to gale force and gusty southwest winds developing in the evening and continuing for a time on Saturday night along with further showers. Sunday is set to be breezy with a mix of sunshine and showers. It wil be cooler with highest temperatures of 13 to 17 degrees and moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds. Bank Holiday Monday will be mainly dry with sunny spells and just a few showers. However, rain will develop in the west by the end of the day and will spread eastwards on Monday night. Highest temperatures will range from 14 to 17 degrees. Light to moderate southwest winds will increase moderate to fresh southerly in the evening, Met Éireann said. The national forecaster said current indications suggest that Tuesday will be a wet day and that the weather will continuing changeable and unsettled for the rest of next week.
Travel Daily News
28-05-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
Shannon Airport: 60,000 passengers during June Bank Holidays
Shannon Airport expects over 60,000 travelers this June bank holiday, marking a 9% increase, driven by expanded transatlantic and European flight services. Over 60,000 people will travel through Shannon Airport this June bank holiday, a significant increase of 9% on the same period in 2024. With 36 services in operation, the airport will see passengers jetting off to a wide variety of destinations. This includes the much anticipated, recently returned Delta and United Airlines seasonal flights to New York-JFK and Chicago, with over 325,000 seats now available across five transatlantic routes until September, including Aer Lingus' year-round daily flight to Boston. Ryanair continues to offer extensive options for summer breaks, with their new twice-weekly service to the beautiful Portuguese island of Madeira proving hugely popular. Following the recent stretch of sunshine, passengers are eager for more, with busy flights also departing for sun-soaked destinations including Alicante, Beziers, Faro, Malaga, Naples and Porto. TUI's weekly services to Barcelona-Reus, Lanzarote and most recently, Palma de Mallorca, are also in full swing for the summer, with holiday packages on offer from Shannon. The new service to Palma runs weekly and provides an additional 6,800 seats from the airport across the summer season. Meanwhile, inbound tourists will be using Shannon Airport as a gateway to the west coast, combining the rural beauty of the Wild Atlantic Way with vibrant city breaks for the ultimate Irish experience. Commenting on the June Bank Holiday passenger numbers, Mary Considine, CEO of The Shannon Airport Group, said 'Whether sending people off on their holidays with a smile, or proudly connecting them to all that the beautiful west coast of Ireland has to offer, the team here at Shannon Airport take huge pleasure in welcoming passengers and making it easy for them to travel across these busy periods. A 9% increase on this time last year shows that more and more people throughout the country are discovering the ease and enjoyment that comes from flying out of Shannon Airport, and how it makes for a stress-free start to any holiday. We would like to thank our passengers for choosing Shannon this June bank holiday and we look forward to seeing you all.' Shannon Airport has five convenient car parks to choose from, with walking distances to the terminal ranging from just 30 seconds to seven minutes. Once inside and through security – where passengers do not need to remove their 100ml liquids and electrical items from their baggage – shopping and dining are the order of the day. Travel treats abound with everything from luxury fragrances, designer sunglasses and the best of Irish beauty, living and wellness at the Curated by Shannon Duty Free section.
