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Weather woes continue in the south and east

Farmers who usually are the earliest to to let stock out and apply slurry in the fields are struggling to cope with relentless rain.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Weather woes continue in the south and east

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Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

Weekend weather: more flooding on the cards

Weekend weather: more flooding on the cards

NEWS 6 February 2026

Southeast braces for more rain

Southeast braces for more rain

Southeast braces for more rain

NEWS 4 February 2026

Orange rain warning for Wicklow and Waterford

Orange rain warning for Wicklow and Waterford

Orange rain warning for Wicklow and Waterford

NEWS 4 February 2026

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Watch: this week in pictures as storm Chandra hits Ireland

Watch: this week in pictures as storm Chandra hits Ireland

Our top photos in farming from the past week include extreme weather in Wexford, protests and gatherings across the country and storm damage in rural Ireland.

NEWS 12 December 2025

Weekend weather: unsettled with further spells of rain and showers

Weekend weather: unsettled with further spells of rain and showers

Further localised flooding is possible this weekend, according to Met Éireann.

NEWS 12 December 2025

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue hits Irish shores

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue hits Irish shores

The incursion of bluetongue to Ireland, flooding in the southeast, Bord Bia controversy and CAP all feature this week.

NEWS 12 December 2025

Chandra soaks the southeast

Chandra soaks the southeast

Mounting concerns around slurry as tanks fill but ground conditions deteriorate.

NEWS 12 December 2025

In pictures: Wexford farms flood as Storm Chandra hits hard in the southeast

In pictures: Wexford farms flood as Storm Chandra hits hard in the southeast

Irish Farmers Journal photographer Philip Doyle was in Wexford on Tuesday where he met and captured farmers grappling with the flooding in the southeast of the country due to Storm Chandra.

NEWS 12 December 2025

Storm Chandra to bring heavy rain

Storm Chandra to bring heavy rain

Met Éireann has said due to ground already being saturated and heavy, persistent rain falling on this, there will potentially be localised flooding.

NEWS 12 December 2025

Weekend weather: more blustery weather to come

Weekend weather: more blustery weather to come

A mobile Atlantic regime will dominate for the rest of the week and into next week too, bringing a continuation of unsettled weather.

NEWS 12 December 2025

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Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) today issued a reminder to food and beverage producers across Ireland to complete its survey.

Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

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