As these photos of Portrush’s East Strand show, it was difficult to spot a patch of sand with the crowds of people cooling off at the coast.
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![18/07/22 MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA..Thousands flock to Portrush Co Antrim as temperarues soar above 30 degrees in the region.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/TUFZMTM5NjYyNDMw.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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18/07/22 MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA..Thousands flock to Portrush Co Antrim as temperarues soar above 30 degrees in the region.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia
![Cooling off at the coast today in Portrush](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/TUFZMTM5NjYyNDM0.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Cooling off at the coast today in Portrush
![Thousands flocked to Portrush as temperatures soared](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/TUFZMTM5NjYyNDMz.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Thousands flocked to Portrush as temperatures soared
![Thousands flocked to Portrush as temperatures soared](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/TUFZMTM5NjYyNDMy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Thousands flocked to Portrush as temperatures soared
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