WE ASKED, YOU answered.

Temperatures today are going to be so high that Met Éireann has officially issued a weather warning.

Given that it’s taken so long for summer to finally get here, we asked readers to send in their photos of the sunshine around the country, and boy did you guys deliver. You lot seem to have been spending your time on beaches, eating ice-cream and just spending time outside drinking it all in, judging by your photos.

Here are some of the best shots we received on email, Twitter and Facebook which make Ireland look like an entirely different country in the sunshine.  Good work, everyone.

Early morning sunshine

Eoin Grimes of Skerries Sea Tours sent us this pic taken at 5am today on the way to Lambay Island. Best job in the world, he wrote. Skerries Sea Tours Skerries Sea Tours

Slane in Meath at 7 o'clock this morning Liams Taxi Liams Taxi

Sandymount in Dublin @marymcgui @marymcgui

It's Cork - or Costa Del Cork, as @Ms_F_Tutu put it - at 6.30am today. @Ms_F_Tutu @Ms_F_Tutu

Lacken in Wicklow at 7am @jojowalsh @jojowalsh

Enniscorthy this morning @Kreuzieirl @Kreuzieirl

The Phoenix Park Eoin O'Neill Eoin O'Neill

By the sea

Tramore in Waterford Kevin O'Sullivan Kevin O'Sullivan

Oyster Haven in Cork Donna (via email) Donna (via email)

The view right beside Dún Laoghaire pier Jill O'Herlihy Jill O'Herlihy

A beach near Kinsale in Cork David O'Mahony David O'Mahony

Mike Clinton Mike Clinton

Bray seafront David Wilkins David Wilkins

The view from Bray Head David Wilkins David Wilkins

Tramore in Waterford again Kevin O'Sullivan Kevin O'Sullivan

Ireland's Eye off the coast of north county Dublin Karl Larkin Karl Larkin

The Strand at Youghal Eoin Flanagan Eoin Flanagan

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On the road 

Waterford Bridge Donna (via email) Donna (via email)

Dublin city

The Four Courts in Dublin city Alan Roche Alan Roche

People watch a cricket match at Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday evening David Lynch David Lynch

St Patrick's Cathedral @TartanWeegie @TartanWeegie

Dublin city centre @paulbyrne92 @paulbyrne92

Dublin Bay from the Clontarf Road @kennedyirl @kennedyirl

The great outdoors

St Catherine's Park in Leixlip Emer McCormack Emer McCormack

Another view of St Catherine's Park in Leixlip Emer McCormack Emer McCormack

Birds eating in the sunshine Laura O'M Laura O'M

The sunset last night

Sunset at Hollyhill in Cork city last night Alan Barry Alan Barry

Dún Laoghaire pier @marymcgui @marymcgui

The sunset over Dublin Bay last night @garethoconnor @garethoconnor

Howth in Dublin @NiamhPitts @NiamhPitts

Sunset at Clogher in Kerry Florian Walsh Florian Walsh

Thanks so much to everyone who sent in pics. You’re all great. 

Originally published 11.52am

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