Hats for uv protection

I think you are asking whether women wear hats in Ireland. The short answer is don’t worry about it. Whether you are wearing a hat to protect yourself from the rain or sun, no one cares unless it’s obstructing someone or otherwise meant to draw attention. If it’s about function, no one will pay attention.

Ireland is northern Europe. No UV protection needed.

YES at least I do.

Hats are so helpful and fashionable at the same time. I love them!

I consider myself the hat queen, so I will share with you some information about hats and I hope I benefit someone.

Hats are for bad hair days, braid it up and add a hat, and you will look awesome
Hats are for rainy AND sunny days, protect your face and hair with a nice hat
Hats upgrade your look, you can be wearing a pair of jeans and a casual tshirt and by adding a nice hat and cute shoes, your look is 10 times better

xoxo
tamara

Of course you still need UV protection in Northern Europe! Why would anyone think anything different?

If you want to protect yourself from UV rays (2 episodes of skin cancer so far for me tell me that I should have been doing this long ago) wear your hat.

Health is more important than fashion.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/skin-cancer/prevention-and-early-detection/uv-protection.html

Wear the hat:

I just Googled: "Skin Cancer Ireland, and this popped up:

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland with over 11,000 new cases diagnosed in 2015. ... Skin cancer is a disease of skin cells. Nine out of every ten cases are caused by UV rays from the sun or sunbeds. Over exposure to UV rays, which leads to tanning, redness or burning of the skin, causes damage to skin cells.

So many people "think" cloudy, non-intense sun does not do damage....quite the contrary. That is when people let their guard down, and should not. Take sunglasses, too.

I wear hats (various kinds) just about everywhere I travel.

Yes but they get cancer on their vacations to Florida. ;-)

I have worn a hat (and sunglasses) whenever I go outside since I turned 30 (in the prior millennium.) In France this April I seemed to be the only hatted person, but at least I didn't have to squint. I did, however, reserve the baseball cap for wearing to keep my raincoat hood our of my eyes.

You'll also find a higher proportion of people in Ireland with fair skin and red hair than other parts of Europe, putting them at higher risk of sunburn so covering up is quite normal (and advisable!)