Irish Temperatures to continue rising

Dublin- A new report is forecasting that temperatures in Ireland are set to keep rising, but there'll also be more rain.

The document, compiled by Met Eireann and UCD, is to released by Environment Minister John Gormley later today. It'll reveal that average temperatures will increase by up to one-and-a-half degrees by 20-40 and by as much as four degrees by the end of the century. Winter rainfall is also expected to rise - by some fifteen per cent with more extreme downpours on the cards.