Weather forecast

Thursday will see a dry start with sunny spells. It will stay dry over Munster and much of Leinster during the day with just a little patchy rain possible.

However, it will cloud up over Connacht and Ulster with some outbreaks of rain developing, persistent in a few areas but generally light.

Highest temps of 9°C to 12°C in moderate southwest breezes.

In the news

The EU-Canada trade deal has been ratified by the EU Parliament, a ninth case of bird flu has been discovered in Ireland and farm organisations have held a protest against the possible closure of a regional veterinary lab in Limerick. Catch up with all the news from Wednesday in our nightly news bulletin.

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  • Cork IFA grain meeting
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