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An 'uncomfortably' warm and humid night ahead with temperatures to stay above 17 degrees

We’ve compiled some tips and advice on how to stay cool at night during the hot weather.

TONIGHT IS SET to be “uncomfortably warm and humid” as hot conditions continue. 

Met Éireann has a number of high temperature warnings in place since yesterday.

There is a Status Orange high temperature warning in place for Cavan, Monaghan, south Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford and Westmeath until 9am on Friday. 

In these areas maximum temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius in places are expected and overnight temperatures will drop no lower than around 20 degrees.

There is a Status Yellow warning in place for the rest of Ireland. This weather warning is also in place until 9am on Friday. 

Met Éireann has said tonight will be “uncomfortably warm and humid”. 

Conditions will remain dry overnight with mostly clear skies in the east and northeast, but high cloud will build up elsewhere leading to muggy conditions. 

Temperatures will stay above 17 to 20 degrees in some areas for much of the night. 

Light southeasterly or variable breezes will allow some mist and fog patches to develop. 

How to keep cool tonight

So, with tonight set to be a bit of an uncomfortable one, it might be best to take some measures to keep yourself and your bedroom cool. 

It goes without saying that it’s important to stay hydrated during the hot weather, so it might be a good idea to keep some water close by when you head to bed tonight. 

The HSE recommends people should use natural ventilation such as opening windows when the air feels cooler outside than inside, such as at night, and where it is safe, secure and feasible to do so. 

It also warns that electric fans need to be used with caution, as they may not be safe for higher temperatures and should not be used where a person may be incubating or where there’s a case of Covid-19. 

Drogheda GP Amy Morgan also offered some tips on keeping cool and safe in the heat. 

She said a cool shower or bath in the evening can help cool you down. 

Morgan also recommends that people should dress appropriately for the temperature inside and to avoid wearing excess layers which can lead to overheating. 

“This is really important, especially for those at higher risk of heat stroke/exhaustion such as babies under 12 months and older individuals or those with medical conditions such as dementia,” Morgan told The Journal. 

“You can get room thermometers that can check the temperature in a baby’s room, for example, that will leave it easier to pick the right sleep clothes for your child,” she said.

Keeping plants and bowls of water in the house can also help as evaporation helps cool the air.

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    Mute Ciaran O Donoghue
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    Jun 9th 2024, 5:41 PM

    Could easily fund their campaigns with the money made off Ukrainian refugees.

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    Mute 087 bed
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    Jun 9th 2024, 7:50 PM

    @Ciaran O Donoghue: Well we now have the Tweets and video of NGO’s bussing Illegal immigrants to polling stations to vote following their registration in hotels. As I predicted they have imported their new voters.

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    Mute Ollie McGlinchey
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    Jun 9th 2024, 8:08 PM

    @087 bed: Liar

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    Jun 9th 2024, 8:13 PM

    @Ollie McGlinchey: The Video is there to prove you wrong, You should be ashamed of yourself.

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 9th 2024, 9:41 PM

    @087 bed: could you tell us where to look? wouldnt always go on them as sometimes its just gargle but I checked gript. You need to mention where since a link will be deleted.

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    Jun 9th 2024, 9:53 PM

    @Sean oSuilleabhain: Watch – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl8eONMIB4A

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    Mute M To The B
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    Jun 10th 2024, 7:00 AM

    @087 bed: “as I predicted” – ha! Your smugness will never abate. And anyone who believes a word that racist gombeen says in your video should be ashamed of themselves. He’s a disgrace to this country.

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    Mute Sean Money
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    Jun 9th 2024, 5:49 PM

    They did not get my vote as they have been profiteering from the refugees. That is not right.

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    Mute Sean Money
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    Jun 9th 2024, 6:32 PM

    @Ulysses 31: well now I think I know who but could be wrong. Any idea when hidden camera show is back on? I miss it terribly

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    Mute Sean Money
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    Jun 9th 2024, 7:26 PM

    @Ulysses 31: I had to video record it.

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    Mute Ciaran O Donoghue
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    Jun 9th 2024, 8:11 PM

    @Sean Money: so that’s where you live?

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    Jun 10th 2024, 5:28 AM

    @Ciaran O Donoghue: who are you?

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    Jun 10th 2024, 9:28 AM

    @Sean Money: Didn’t have you as a lefty loon Sean?

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    Mute Vinny Clare
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    Jun 9th 2024, 5:47 PM

    There was an article pulled from the journal this morning. It had figures of earnings from Ukrainians on a guesthouse owned by the Healy Rae’s. Literally dissapeared while I was reading it. Puppet jouranalism.

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    Mute Michael o connor
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    Jun 9th 2024, 6:07 PM

    @Vinny Clare: that’s only the half of it, have a Google of what there plant hire firm makes every year from Kerry CC. He had another house ready for rental aswell only he proceeded with the work before planning went through.

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    Jun 9th 2024, 8:18 PM

    @Michael o connor: if that’s Nancy Myles then there are tenants in situ as we speak. He didn’t get permission to turn it into 30 apartments so it’s just a few rooms still.

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    Jun 9th 2024, 5:46 PM

    nepotism

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    Jun 9th 2024, 9:25 PM

    @Ulysses 31: Apologism

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 9th 2024, 9:43 PM

    @john murray: Its all he/she/they knows. Petty and miserly person

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    Jun 9th 2024, 5:50 PM

    You know….with all the noise surrounding the two brothers in the Dail, I honestly entirely forgot about their father……which just compounds how much of a cottage industry that family has made itself.

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    Mute Kathleen Peters
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    Jun 9th 2024, 6:29 PM

    It’s either people couldn’t careless about their communities and don’t care what’s going on,but in a few years,u will have the people in Kerry giving out about their Communities and their County been so neglected with housing Health and everything else,the people of Kerry had too have seen Michael sitting with the Muslims,and praising them and how lucky Kerry is too have them,the more that come the better,and he will do everything he can to get the mosque built.all hotel owners who’s housing these migrants were runing mini busses to get them to vote,and were told who to vote for…I’ve not heard from any main media which not suprised,but Gript the only media to believe why haven’t they asked how is it legal to vote in this Country,when ur not a citizen.id like to know

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    Jun 10th 2024, 9:32 AM

    @Kathleen Peters: Gonna need some people to stay, especially if we cant keep our own. That local garage job that no one wanted is about to become very popular. The franchise owner will be super pleased with the abundant cheap labour too.

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    Jun 9th 2024, 8:29 PM

    And we sneer at the Americans who’d seemingly vote for a convicted criminal and yet this guy who assaulted a tourist (and who has also lost his appeal) can get elected? Probably being held aloft by the bully boy mates who helped him in the night.

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    Jun 9th 2024, 6:59 PM

    We’ll never have change because the Irish love punishment, the Brits beat that into us. Let’s all complain about everything and then vote the same clowns in …. Well done

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 9th 2024, 6:32 PM

    What is there to be proud of? Nothing and they know it. It’s a false sense of nepotism driven pride that should have shame in it’s place. Is the tweet from the very same elected chap who did the assault? Tells you everything there is to know then, they are money grabbing anti gay creatures and nothing will ever change that

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    Jun 9th 2024, 11:17 PM

    ‘This is my town!’ I’ll fight ya at the chip van! (with my 3 mates to help me too)

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    Mute Michael o connor
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    Jun 9th 2024, 6:08 PM

    Speedy Nolan was another one elected that had the healy raes behind him.

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    Mute Sean oSuilleabhain
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    Jun 9th 2024, 7:07 PM

    @Michael o connor: pass the bucket, or the cheque book #corruption

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    Jun 9th 2024, 5:58 PM

    Great news. More independents

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    Mute Clare Power
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    Jun 9th 2024, 9:04 PM

    Crooks and thugs!

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    Jun 9th 2024, 10:20 PM

    Local elections deal with local issues. If I lived in kerry I’d vote for them! Very responsive to problems from people living there. A lot of the local politicians don’t seem to do much. At least they actually get results. Whatever about td’s and national issues. Cannot complain about the locals. Here in waterford we have terrible politicians who for decades have gotten us very little. One good labour councillor in waterford county. That’s it

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    Jun 9th 2024, 11:15 PM

    @B Murphy: prove it, I am completely willing to bet they’d silence any Irish silly enough to be living there (although Kenmare is pretty) as quickly as the following people silenced me immediately and wrongly for a short email addressing their failures on disabilities, young people, justice, mental health: Mcentee, Varadkar, Harris, O Gorman
    They’ve not done anything but put out hateful rural rhetoric in the past about minorities, show up on rte which they’d claim to despise also, switch it around to meet Muslims this year as the flat cap TD one did. They’re hookers, plain and simple and no offence remotely meant to sex workers

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    Jun 10th 2024, 10:57 AM

    Very sad that they keep getting elected..

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