Grab those shades! We can all expect an entire WEEK of sunshine!

If you're still reeling from this weekend's bizarre combination of sunshine and hailstones, then you'll be only delira to know that those days are now behind you.

According to Met Éireann, things are about to get a lot brighter around here, with the arrival of prolonged dry and sunny spells this week.

With temperatures expected to reach 16 degrees in some places, it looks like we may finally be able to ditch our damn brollies and dust off those our shades of ours.

The forecaster has made ALL our Mondays by predicting a number of dry and sunny days which…wait for it… may even last into next weekend.

To the beach!