The force is strongly with them in Malin Head since scenes from the new Star Wars movie were shot there.
And while Donegal may have been dubbed the Coolest Place on the Planet by National Geographic, the Inishowen region has had its warmest May day since records began.
Temperatures there reached 25.1 degrees for three consecutive hours, the highest since records began in 1885, beating a previous high of 24.7 degrees recorded on May 31st, 1978.
People across the county took advantage of the sunny snap to head for the beaches while ice-cream vending machines overheated with the demand for 99s!
The set of Star Wars at Malin Head.
According to Gerald Fleming of Met Éireann the best of the weather was in the midlands and northwest with temperatures well into the 20s in Galway, Roscommon, Mayo and Donegal.
However hopes for fine weather for the weekend are likely to be dashed as cloud increases from the Atlantic, bringing outbreaks of showery rain along the southwest coast during Friday morning.
This is expected to spread further inland across west Munster and parts of Connacht during the day and later affect the west Ulster coast, with the risk of some heavy and possibly thundery bursts developing in these parts, but staying dry further east.
Maximum temperatures will be 21 to 26 degrees, but cooler along western and southern coasts, with values of 18 to 20 degrees, in mostly moderate south to southeasterly breezes.
The outlook for Saturday is for heavy, thundery downpours will affect much of the country during the morning, with localised spot flooding possible. The rain should clear from much of Leinster and Munster by early afternoon with some sunny spells developing.
However, the rain may linger across Connacht and Ulster into the afternoon – before finally clearing from the north coast during the evening. Less warm on Saturday with top temperatures of between 14 and 18 degrees.
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