Weather forecast
Today will be very windy with strong to gale-force southwest winds and severe gusts, according to Met Éireann. It will be stormy in the west and northwest with winds strongest in the late afternoon and evening. It will be dull at first with rain or drizzle before brightening up later this morning with sunny spells and showers. It will become cold with afternoon temperatures of 5°C to 9°C.
The windy weather will continue early tonight and it will be stormy near northwest and north coasts. Winds will gradually ease overnight. Scattered showers will continue and will become heavier and more prolonged in the northwest towards morning. Lowest temperatures will be in the range of 3°C to 4°C.
In the news today
Met Éireann has put weather warnings in place for today as Storm Henry moves eastwards.The Private Storage Aid scheme for SMP and butter has been extended to the end of September.European feed manufacturers warn of the risk a Brexit scenario poses for Ireland.Saturday's sale at Balla mart saw a a better trade for light cattle than for stores.Watch and read: lessons from this weekend's open day at Lisbeg Farms, which finishes 1,500 cattle each year in Co Galway. Lactalis is taking over Romania’s biggest dairy company Albalact.Despite the €1bn government support package after protests in France, beef prices there are still struggling six months later. Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie
We keep Storm Henry under watch and bring you an update on the weather for the week ahead.Fianna Fáil presents its rural election manifesto.Farmer writer Trevor Boland talks about the upcoming general election.We report from the marts as the calf sales season opens.What's on today
No events have been scheduled for today. To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.
Weather forecast
Today will be very windy with strong to gale-force southwest winds and severe gusts, according to Met Éireann. It will be stormy in the west and northwest with winds strongest in the late afternoon and evening. It will be dull at first with rain or drizzle before brightening up later this morning with sunny spells and showers. It will become cold with afternoon temperatures of 5°C to 9°C.
The windy weather will continue early tonight and it will be stormy near northwest and north coasts. Winds will gradually ease overnight. Scattered showers will continue and will become heavier and more prolonged in the northwest towards morning. Lowest temperatures will be in the range of 3°C to 4°C.
In the news today
Met Éireann has put weather warnings in place for today as Storm Henry moves eastwards.The Private Storage Aid scheme for SMP and butter has been extended to the end of September.European feed manufacturers warn of the risk a Brexit scenario poses for Ireland.Saturday's sale at Balla mart saw a a better trade for light cattle than for stores.Watch and read: lessons from this weekend's open day at Lisbeg Farms, which finishes 1,500 cattle each year in Co Galway. Lactalis is taking over Romania’s biggest dairy company Albalact.Despite the €1bn government support package after protests in France, beef prices there are still struggling six months later. Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie
We keep Storm Henry under watch and bring you an update on the weather for the week ahead.Fianna Fáil presents its rural election manifesto.Farmer writer Trevor Boland talks about the upcoming general election.We report from the marts as the calf sales season opens.What's on today
No events have been scheduled for today. To see what’s coming up, visit our agri events calendar.
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