Weather
Friday will be a warm and mostly dry day with some sunny spells. Top temperatures are expected to rise to around 20°C to 24°C. However, it will be cloudier in coastal counties of the west and northwest, with some drizzle possibly during the morning, which will clear by midday, and not as warm there with top temperatures between 17°C and 20°C. Mainly moderate southwesterly winds will freshen for a time.
Friday night will be dry and very mild with slack variable or southwest breezes. Minimum temperatures 11°C to 13°C.
Weather conditions conducive to the spread of potato blight are expected to occur at times over the next few days. Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning.
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Weather
Friday will be a warm and mostly dry day with some sunny spells. Top temperatures are expected to rise to around 20°C to 24°C. However, it will be cloudier in coastal counties of the west and northwest, with some drizzle possibly during the morning, which will clear by midday, and not as warm there with top temperatures between 17°C and 20°C. Mainly moderate southwesterly winds will freshen for a time.
Friday night will be dry and very mild with slack variable or southwest breezes. Minimum temperatures 11°C to 13°C.
Weather conditions conducive to the spread of potato blight are expected to occur at times over the next few days. Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning.
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The number of livestock farms has fallen by 4,000 since 2011.TDs defend farmers in the splash-plate slurry debate.Almost half of all dairy herds now have 100 cows or more. Meanwhile, dairy farmers are to receive an €80m May milk cheque boost with increasing prices.New laws will tackle meat factories and other firms hiding their accounts via offshore limited companies. The competition commission is yet to be formally notified about the Dawn-Dunbia deal.Coming up
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The FRS/teagasc ‘Best practice in milking’ course is on in Cillin Hill, Kilkenny. at 10am. To see what’s coming up in your area visit our agri-events calendar. 
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