Weather
Today, Friday will continue cloudy in the east, with some rain and drizzle for a time in the morning. It will become light and patchy as the day progresses and will die out by afternoon. Sunny spells in the west will gradually extend eastwards throughout the day with highest temperatures of 14°C to 18°C. There will be fresh northwesterly winds during the day, however these will ease in the evening.
For the weekend, the weather will be mostly dry with a few light showers, but we will have more on that later this morning.
In the news
Unfortunately, a one-year-old child has passed away in a farming accident in Co Kilkenny. The incident is believed to have involved a front loader. This brings to 14 the number of people that have passed away on Irish farms this year.Lidl Ireland is recalling batches of its What's Cooking? meat-free mince due to concerns that they may contain plastic. EU auditors have called for EU support to be better targeted at young farmers in order to foster effective generational renewal.Standing on 294 acres, the famous Ballymacoll Stud, Dunboyne, sold for €8.15m at auction. The property is believed to have been purchased by owner-breeder Frank Dunne of the supermarket giant Dunnes Stores. Listen: UK agriculture minister George Eustice would support the sheep sector if Brexit leads to a WTO trading situation.What’s on today
The Omagh Agricultural show Co Tyrone.The Marine Institute and Irish Maritime Development Office – Our Ocean Wealth Summit 2017. Bailey Allen Hall, National University of Ireland, Galway from 10am to 5pm.
To keep up to date with events on this weekend, check our agri-events calender.
Weather
Today, Friday will continue cloudy in the east, with some rain and drizzle for a time in the morning. It will become light and patchy as the day progresses and will die out by afternoon. Sunny spells in the west will gradually extend eastwards throughout the day with highest temperatures of 14°C to 18°C. There will be fresh northwesterly winds during the day, however these will ease in the evening.
For the weekend, the weather will be mostly dry with a few light showers, but we will have more on that later this morning.
In the news
Unfortunately, a one-year-old child has passed away in a farming accident in Co Kilkenny. The incident is believed to have involved a front loader. This brings to 14 the number of people that have passed away on Irish farms this year.Lidl Ireland is recalling batches of its What's Cooking? meat-free mince due to concerns that they may contain plastic. EU auditors have called for EU support to be better targeted at young farmers in order to foster effective generational renewal.Standing on 294 acres, the famous Ballymacoll Stud, Dunboyne, sold for €8.15m at auction. The property is believed to have been purchased by owner-breeder Frank Dunne of the supermarket giant Dunnes Stores. Listen: UK agriculture minister George Eustice would support the sheep sector if Brexit leads to a WTO trading situation.What’s on today
The Omagh Agricultural show Co Tyrone.The Marine Institute and Irish Maritime Development Office – Our Ocean Wealth Summit 2017. Bailey Allen Hall, National University of Ireland, Galway from 10am to 5pm.
To keep up to date with events on this weekend, check our agri-events calender.
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