Weather aside, the summer season will get underway this weekend with airports expecting an influx of holiday passengers and some local festivals providing entertainment and diversion.
Sport too will get a look in, with a series of GAA senior football championship matches around the country.
Dublin and Shannon airports will be busy as the season of charter flights and family holidays takes off. Again, intending passengers at Dublin airport are warned to check in well in time for their flights due to increased security measures.
While the Dublin Airport Authority has got the major queues and delays under control in recent weeks thanks to extra staff, passengers should still allow at least 90 minutes before their flights.
Sunday is a major football day and the various matches at Croke Park, Semple Stadium, Breffni Park and Casement Park will affect traffic in these areas.
Laois will play Offaly at Croke Park in the Leinster Senior Football Championship at 2.15, immediately followed by Westmeath v Kildare at 4.05. In other championship matches, Tipperary will play Kerry at Semple Stadium, Clare take on Waterford at Cusack Park, Cavan and Antrim will play at Breffni Park and Derry will clash with Down at Casemene Park.
Anyone fancying something a little different this weekend may find it in Athy, Co Kildare, where thousands of people will gather for the annual water festival. Boats are the particular focus of the festival in Athy, in celebration of its inland waterway heritage.
The event is organised by the North Barrow branch of the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland. The committee says it is anxious to dispel the notion of exclusivity, of "rich men messing about in boats" and to emphasise that the town's water heritage and assets are there to be enjoyed by all ages and groups.
Weekend events will include angling competitions, heritage trails, information seminars, walking groups and boating activities, including escorted cruises, a rowing regatta, canoeing, kayaking, hovercrafts, Viking longboats and sponsored raft races on the Barrow and the Grand Canal.
There will also be events for the landlubbers, including a market for water safety equipment, miniature steam trains, children's activities, a display of vintage fire tenders and a Viking village.
Last year's festival successfully hosted a French market, which has toured most large towns in Ireland. This year, South Africa will provide the market theme, with over 20 stalls of South African food, wine and crafts.
At least 2,000 South African people are expected to visit Athy for the event.
In Dublin, commuters will be glad to hear that this is the last weekend of closures on the north side of the Dart line. There will be no Darts north of Pearse this weekend, but from June 4th, normal services will resume.
Unfortunately for southside commuters, the works will switch back to their side of the line with no Darts south of Connolly at weekends.