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9 photos of Portmarnock beach looking absolutely tropical in the sun

Wowza.

Jul 20th 2016, 10:32 AM 8,100 Views 2 Comments

YESTERDAY WAS ONE of the hottest days of the year, and Irish people were looking for any way to cool down.

We'll @dublinbus, your 42 service from Portmarnock is certainly a popular choice this evening. 😮 pic.twitter.com/Pe1x5Ohvf3
— Dave Moore (@DaveTodayFM) July 19, 2016

Source: Dave Moore/Twitter

Those lucky enough to be off (or pull a tactical sickie) flocked to the beaches.

Let’s spare a thought for those who couldn’t

You know you're grown up when you and ur mates are not on your way to portmarnock with 3 naggins of vodkova for a tenner from salmons each
— Leila 🤍 (@LeilaNedjati_) July 18, 2016

Source: Leila✨✨/Twitter

1. Portmarnock, one of Dublin’s nicest beaches, was jammers

2. Yes, this is ‘jammers’ for an Irish beach

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3. It looked like something out of Spain

4. Or a package-holiday brochure

Sun, sand, sea, bants.

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5. Surely, we could get used to this

6. An ice-cream truck was in tow, of course

7. Sure why would you be any place else?

8. So, sorry if you were in work

9. Because that was probably it..

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9 photos of Portmarnock beach looking absolutely tropical in the sun

Wowza.

Let’s spare a thought for those who couldn’t

1. Portmarnock, one of Dublin’s nicest beaches, was jammers