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Farmer uses jet ski to bring cows in for milking through flooded field

A Kilkenny farmer had to use a jet ski to bring the cows in for milking through a flooded field in recent days.

NEWS 19 March 2026

Farmer uses jet ski to bring cows in for milking through flooded field

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Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

Farmer Writes: no turnout for at least another six weeks

FARMER WRITES 17 March 2026

Weather woes continue in the south and east

Weather woes continue in the south and east

NEWS 11 February 2026

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

Farmer Writes: €3,000 for roan heifer

FARMER WRITES 11 February 2026

Weekend weather: more flooding on the cards

Weekend weather: more flooding on the cards

Weekend weather: more flooding on the cards

NEWS 6 February 2026

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Southeast braces for more rain

Southeast braces for more rain

One dairy farmer in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow said that 400mm of rain fell in January.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Orange rain warning for Wicklow and Waterford

Orange rain warning for Wicklow and Waterford

Another nine counties are also bracing themselves for a yellow rain warning.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Watch: this week in pictures as storm Chandra hits Ireland

Watch: this week in pictures as storm Chandra hits Ireland

Our top photos in farming from the past week include extreme weather in Wexford, protests and gatherings across the country and storm damage in rural Ireland.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Weekend weather: unsettled with further spells of rain and showers

Weekend weather: unsettled with further spells of rain and showers

Further localised flooding is possible this weekend, according to Met Éireann.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue hits Irish shores

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue hits Irish shores

The incursion of bluetongue to Ireland, flooding in the southeast, Bord Bia controversy and CAP all feature this week.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Chandra soaks the southeast

Chandra soaks the southeast

Mounting concerns around slurry as tanks fill but ground conditions deteriorate.

NEWS 28 January 2026

In pictures: Wexford farms flood as Storm Chandra hits hard in the southeast

In pictures: Wexford farms flood as Storm Chandra hits hard in the southeast

Irish Farmers Journal photographer Philip Doyle was in Wexford on Tuesday where he met and captured farmers grappling with the flooding in the southeast of the country due to Storm Chandra.

NEWS 28 January 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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