Weather forecast

It will be cloudy and misty over Munster, Leinster and south Connacht for much of Tuesday, with further rain, persistent and heavy over south Munster and south Leinster for a time. However many northern and northwestern areas should stay dry, with some bright or sunny spells developing gradually.

The rain will finally clear to the east during Tuesday evening. Top temperatures will range from 14°C to 18°C, in moderate east to northeast breezes.

In the news

  • The IFA president Joe Healy has driven a combine harvester to Agriculture House where grain farmers continue to protest.
  • In a planned restructuring, McDonald’s operations at its Dublin offices are being scaled back. As part of the corporate restructuring, the Irish operations will now be run through the UK.
  • The weather for the week ahead is mixed, with a mixture of rain, sunshine and dry spells in store.
  • World milk production is forecast to increase by over a fifth and meat production by 13% by 2026, according to the most recent OECD agricultural outlook report.
  • Following a meeting between INHFA farmers and Commission officials on land eligibility for CAP payments, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said that the solution to the issue lies not in Brussels but at home.
  • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • The National Farmed Animal Health Strategy.
  • More updates from the IFA protest.
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