Tourist attractions across the Shannonside region are reporting a rise in visitor numbers this week. Temperatures have hit the mid to high twenties in parts of Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon.
Strokestown Park and the National Famine Museum is among the areas that has seen both tourists and locals decide to spend their sunny days in. Aidan McBride, visitor services at Strokestown Park and the National Famine Museum, says a lot of effort has gone into the Park's current standing: