Main PointsA nationwide high temperature warning for the Republic has been extended into SaturdayAn orange thunderstorm warning has been issued for Cork, Kerry and WaterfordA separate status yellow thunderstorm warning for Connacht and Donegal is in effect until 6pm tomorrowThe highest temperature recorded in the Republic so far today is 29 degrees at Shannon Airport in Co ClareAre you Irish living in Europe? You can share your experiences of hot weather by using the form hereKey ReadsWhy is it so hot and when will Ireland’s ‘exceptionally warm weather’ end?From sunscreen to staying cool: how to keep yourself and your family safe in the heat‘Bathers should take care’: Swimmers advised to avoid some spots in Dublin due to rainfallIn pictures: Ireland swelters in heatKatie Mellett - 1 minute agoSome Irish holidaymakers are looking to cooler destinations this summer - are you?Catherine Clancy, a primary schoolteacher from Carrigaline, Co Cork, has long been an advocate for a “coolcation,” writes Niamh Browne.“I wouldn’t like anything above 30 degrees anyway. I suppose since Covid people are more aware of it, but now I just would not go to the south of France or the Mediterranean for July or August,” Clancy says.As a teacher, she cannot choose when she goes on holidays, but she can choose where she goes, and this year Clancy has booked a mountain holiday in the French Alps for the first week in August with her partner and two of her adult children.Read the full article here.Katie Mellett - 7 minutes agoHeneghan calls for period of lifeguards on duty to be extendedDublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan in Clontarf, Dublin.