Warm and dry this afternoon with long spells of spring sunshine☀️.

Highest temperatures🌡️ of 17 to 23 degrees with light to moderate southerly breezes🍃.

There is just the small chance of a little coastal mist🌫️.

It's the 2nd of May 1981, and Aer Lingus flight EI 164 is en route to London. As they approached Heathrow airspace a 55-year-old Australian named Laurence James Downey emerged from the toilets and ran towards the cockpit, brandishing a suitcase and a small bottle of liquid.

He…

Take a minute to enjoy this stunning drone footage of basking sharks swimming metres away from the shore in County Mayo. The footage of these harmless giants was captured by Shane Clarke near the village of Kilcummin last weekend.

The Specials - Ghost Town [Official HD Remastered Video] youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4?fe… via YouTube

The word 'travel' is an offshoot of 'travail', meaning 'trouble' or 'torment'. Both are descendants of the Latin 'trepalium', which was an instrument of torture. Travel in the Middle Ages (and beyond) was often arduous and long.

Kapow! Starting Saturday 1st June at 9am! Holy Superheroes! #AdamWest is BATMAN - the original 60s TV series - on #TalkingPicturesTV

It's a special edition of our #MonumentMonday newsletter for the May Bank Holiday.

This week, we're focusing on natural heritage, as we highlight some of our favourite places to find puffins this summer!

Teampall Bheanáin • Inis Mór

The tiny church known as Teampall Bheanáin is one of the smallest in Ireland, measuring just over 3m x 2m.

The remains of clocháns and the stump of a round tower can still be seen nearby, hints and remnants of a once significant monastery.

One of the greatest Pop songs of all time was released 57yrs ago today.

All hail…

THE KINKS

WATERLOO SUNSET (1967)

‘Lumberjack Song'

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (1971)

81 Candles today for the wonderful MICHAEL PALIN 🎂

On the BBC News site this morning 😊 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

JOHN LENNON interviewed in 1968:

“Our society is run by insane people… I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends.'

He was right then. He’s right now.

I love this idea.

Word of the day is ‘fudgel’ (18th century): to make a big show of working hard whilst actually doing very little.

One of the places most associated with this time of year is Beltany Stone Circle in Donegal, as its name is thought to derive from An Bhealtaine.

This monument is set high on a Donegal hilltop with extensive views over the surrounding landscape.

#Bealtaine #MayDay