Weather forecast

Tuesday will have a cloudy, blustery and damp beginning, with outbreaks of rain during the morning, according to Met Éireann.

Brighter, more showery conditions are forecast to extend from the west by the afternoon. Top temperatures will range between 8°C and 12°C in strong and gusty southwesterly winds.

In the news

  • The HSA has confirmed that a teenager died in a farm accident involving a tractor in Co Tipperary on Sunday.
  • Farmers across the EU will have a chance to improve the way the EU supports rural development, with a public consultation.
  • The Department of Agriculture and local farmers are working together to help control an outbreak of TB on the Iveragh Peninsula.
  • There was a slight rise in the number of calves on offer in Bandon Mart this week, where the stand-outs of the sale were a group of 13 Charolais-cross calves.
  • Our campaign Save our Sucklers is giving suckler farmers and rural Ireland a voice. It has garnered over 7,600 signatures so far. You can sign the letter here.
  • What’s on

  • Teagasc Calf Care event on the farm of Aidan and Kathleen Treacy, Lisnacody, Eyrecourt, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, from 11am.
  • National Conference on DNA technologies, IT TaIIaght, Dublin 24.
  • Teagasc Meath Tillage Seminar, Teagasc office, Navan, at 8pm.
  • To find out more about events near you, visit our agri-events calendar.