Weather forecast
Today is forecast to be cold and blustery, with widespread showers of rain or sleet, heaviest and most frequent in the west and north.
Highest temperatures will reach 8°C in parts.
A status yellow rainfall warning remains in place for counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo until 1.00pm on Thursday, with accumulations of 30mm to 50mm forecast.
Meanwhile, a status yellow snow and ice warning is in place nationwide for widespread heavy and thundery showers which will produce hail, sleet and snow at times, leading to accumulations of ice on untreated surfaces.
In the news
A survey of fodder stocks reveals a deeply worrying scenario for farmers in the west and northwest as Christmas approaches.Farmers’ GLAS payments are being delayed by IT problems in the Department of Agriculture. Farmers who confront people illegally trespassing and hunting hares on their land are “living in fear of being burned out”.Farmers are entitled to claim compensation of €2,000 to €100,000 for ESB poles or pylons on their land.Payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) are to begin to issue in the coming days.Coming up
The latest agri jobsWhat’s on
Limerick IFA county executive meeting at 8.30pm in the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare.Farm Rights Group national public meeting at 8.30pm in Gunnanes Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co Galway.To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.