The mercury is set to reach 26C in parts today, before a Status Yellow 'high temperature warning' kicks in on Sunday.
As the weather heats up, many people across Ireland will be looking for tips to keep cool - and as cheaply as possible amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. But there is one little known trick to keeping your house cool which needs only a cheap roll of tin foil or kitchen foil - such as that sold in Dunnes Stores, Tesco, SuperValu, Lidl, Aldi and more.People desperately trying to keep cool have urged others to roll out kitchen foil and spread it in your windows, especially any windows that gets direct sunlight, North Wales Live reports.
You may remember that foil reflecting heat works in winter too, after people were advised to hang strips of tin foil behind radiators to help them reflect their heat into the room. House plants also keep a home cooler. They act as natural air conditioners, regulating the temperature of a room by generating moisture in to the air in a process called transpiration.
They could build decent houses with thick walls .