SURE, THE COUNTRY has bigger things to worry about – but here’s a question you might find yourself asking at some stage today…

Is it summer yet?

Depends who you ask, really. Met Éireann would say the Irish summer starts on the first day of June – but if you ask an astronomer you’ll get a different answer entirely.

So what does your gut tell you, this May Day morning?

Poll Results:

May 1st (6534)

June 1st (5412)

Go away (2383)

Some time between those dates (1090)

Another date altogether (681)

May 1st
June 1st
Some time between those dates
Another date altogether
Go away

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Poll: When does summer start?

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