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Your beautiful sunrise start to the day...

…well, that didn’t last long, did it?

IRELAND’S SKIES GIVETH… and they taketh away.

We noted the glowing start to the day and asked to share your pics of what it was like where you are.

Keith Hicks took an early walk on Portmarnock beach in Dublin:

Keith Hicks Keith Hicks

And Kevin O’Gorman was on the beach at Ballymoney in Wexford:

Kevin O'Gorman Kevin O'Gorman

Anne Walsh took these while waiting for the train in Balbriggan station in Dublin:

Anne Walsh Anne Walsh

Anne Walsh Anne Walsh

 

Paddy Morton in Islandbridge, Dublin emailed us with his view:

Paddy Morton Paddy Morton

And things looked equally bright in Corbo, Kilrooskey, Roscommon, where Michelle Fallon snapped this, telling us, “Oh, what a beautiful morning!”

sunriseros Michelle Fallon Michelle Fallon

Derek Sludds caught the sunrise through a monkey puzzle tree:

Derek Sludds Derek Sludds

But, as per our recent grey spell, it didn’t translate to a sunny morning. As Colm Gillen reported to us from the Stillorgan Road outside Dublin at 7.30am…

And to put that in context… Yup, cloudy with a chance of drizzle.

Met Éireann Met Éireann

Oh well.

Waterford gift shop has the most Irish ‘on this day’ trivia sign ever>

It looks like it’s official: Summer is over>

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