Weather forecast

Today is set to be the wettest day this week, with Met Éireann forecasting that rain will develop over the western half of the country in the morning and reach the east of the country in the afternoon. It will be wet everywhere in the evening before clearing to showers later in the night. Highest temperatures of 9°C or 10°C in gusty southerly winds will fall to between 2°C and 6°C at night.

In the news

  • The IFA says €106m is available for disadvantaged farmers from a projected schemes underspend, but the Department of Agriculture disagrees.
  • The delayed spring is costing farmers €140m.
  • The export trade is going strong despite weather disruptions.
  • The Department of Agriculture is cracking down on farmers using MCPA.
  • The Minister for Agriculture will have the power to decide which fertiliser types can be used in Ireland from 1 January 2021.
  • Farm building planning permissions are down 25%.

    • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • The latest agri jobs.
  • The Oireachtas examines the sale of loans to vulture funds.
  • MEPs prepare hundreds of amendments to the European Commission's proposals for the next CAP.

    • What's on today

  • Provita Lameness Clinic, Dairygold , Ardagh, Co Limerick, 9.30am-4.30pm.
  • Longford IFA AGM, 8pm.

    • To find out more about events near you, visit our

  • €106m is available for disadvantaged farmers from a projected schemes underspend, but the Department of Agriculture disagrees.
  • The delayed spring is costing farmers €140m.
  • The export trade is going strong despite weather disruptions.
  • The Department of Agriculture is cracking down on farmers using MCPA.
  • The Minister for Agriculture will have the power to decide which fertiliser types can be used in Ireland from 1 January 2021.
  • Farm building planning permissions are down 25%.

    • Coming up on www.farmersjournal.ie

  • The latest agri jobs.
  • The Oireachtas examines the sale of loans to vulture funds.
  • MEPs prepare hundreds of amendments to the European Commission's proposals for the next CAP.

    • What's on today

  • Provita Lameness Clinic, Dairygold , Ardagh, Co Limerick, 9.30am-4.30pm.
  • Longford IFA AGM, 8pm.

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