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David Hurley, 15 Jul
STORES are reporting that sales of ice-creams and fans throughout
Limerick city and county have skyrocketed over the last few days after
Met Éireann issued a high-temperature warning.
The forecaster issued a high temperature advisory earlier this week
and, this Friday, a status yellow warning was issued for Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday.
Ray Lee of Centra in Pallasgreen told Limerick Live he has noticed a
huge increase in sales of ice-cream and other essential summer items.
“We’ve noticed the increase over the last week or two and we’re
expecting a significant increase over the weekend giving the weather
warning, salad and barbecue items have greatly increased also,” Mr Lee
said.
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BREAKING: Met Eireann issue heat warning for Ireland
Limerick Live contacted a number of electrical stores across Limerick
city and county and they also confirmed that the demand for electric
fans is proving difficult to keep up with.
Some stores are expecting restocks as soon as tomorrow but others won’t
be able to get their hands on more fans for a week and by then the
weather could have subsided.
Furniture and hardware stores are also expecting an increase in sales
with Tadgh O’Connor Hardware in Rathkeale expecting the increase to hit
this weekend:
“We should especially see it with our Outdoor Living section at the
weekend with the weather warning,” Fiona Russel, a sales team
representative for the store said.
The sun is expected to stay shining throughout Limerick for the next
few days with highest temperatures expected to soar to higher than 30
degrees on Monday according to Met Éireann.