Weather forecast

Tuesday will be a cool, bright day, with blustery west to northwesterly winds.

Heavy and at times prolonged showers will affect some northern and northwestern counties in very strong and squally northwest winds, but showers will be scattered elsewhere and winds not as strong and there will be good dry bright periods also.

Tuesday night will see occasional rain and hail showers, with a few possibly falling as sleet on hills in western areas.

Frost will return later this week, as temperatures continue to fall.

In the news

  • Calf prices are being dictated by the quality of the calf on offer.

  • A Kildare vintage club is hoping to set the Guinness world record for the longest parade of Massey Ferguson tractors.
  • Demand for dairy commodities remains healthy for butter and cheese, but powder markets remain weak.

  • Castleblayney Mart in Co Monaghan has unexpectedly cancelled two marts in recent days.
  • A female farmer from Waterford is to host the next series of RTÉ'S Big Week on the Farm.

    • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • The joint committee on agriculture, food and the marine meets this afternoon to consider the outcome of the latest European Council meeting of agriculture and Fisheries.
  • Ciaran Lenehan will have the latest BETTER farm update.
  • Adam Woods will report on what's been happening on Tullamore Farm over the last week.

    • What’s on today

  • Leitrim IFA annual general meeting, 8.30pm.

    • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.