The weather is expected to improve this week following multiple cases of flooding caused by heavy rains over the weekend, following the wettest July ever recorded by Met Éireann.

More than a dozen properties in Dublin's Castle Court Estate were damaged by flash flooding, while people in Bettystown, Co Meath, were struck by floods that damaged property and caused power outages.

Although there may be some rain this week, Met Éireann meteorologist Matthew Martin expects temperatures to reach the mid-20s on Thursday, an improvement from previous circumstances.

“Wednesday and Thursday will feel warm and humid, and there will be some sunshine, particularly during the second half of the day on Wednesday and during Thursday.”

He added: “For the bank holiday Monday, it’s going to start dry and we’re going to have some kind of rain pushing up over the country during the afternoon and evening, but nothing too heavy is forecast.