Weather forecast
Heavy thundery rain or showers will clear northwards early tonight, Wednesday 24 April. According to Met Éireann it will be misty, with some fog in places. But some further showery rain will develop along the south and southeast coasts towards dawn. Lowest temperatures of 4-7°C.
Tomorrow, Thursday, will bring a mix of cloudy periods and hazy sunshine. Showers will soon become widespread, some heavy, prolonged and thundery and with a risk of hail also. Some spot flooding is possible also. Cooler than recently, top temperatures of 11-15°C.
In the news
Gardaí are investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy who passed away on Tuesday at Temple St Children’s Hospital in Dublin following a quad bike accident on a farm a week earlier.IFA members launched a campaign against AIB's proposed sale of farm loans to an overseas vulture fund outside the bank's AGM in Dublin this Wednesday.Many farmers across the country would have been waiting with bated breath to carry out grass walks this week. Growth was relatively slow for the first half of April but as temperatures climbed into the early 20s last week, growth rates have followed suit.Shares in Glanbia fell sharply on Wednesday 24 April after the company posted first-quarter results showing a double digit decline in sales volumes in its performance nutrition business.In this week's podcast, we discuss restrictions on chlorine use in milking parlours, and we hear the IFA oppose the loan of AIB farm loans and the Women's Council call for farm pension equality.Coming up this Thursday
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Weather forecast
Heavy thundery rain or showers will clear northwards early tonight, Wednesday 24 April. According to Met Éireann it will be misty, with some fog in places. But some further showery rain will develop along the south and southeast coasts towards dawn. Lowest temperatures of 4-7°C.
Tomorrow, Thursday, will bring a mix of cloudy periods and hazy sunshine. Showers will soon become widespread, some heavy, prolonged and thundery and with a risk of hail also. Some spot flooding is possible also. Cooler than recently, top temperatures of 11-15°C.
In the news
Gardaí are investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy who passed away on Tuesday at Temple St Children’s Hospital in Dublin following a quad bike accident on a farm a week earlier.IFA members launched a campaign against AIB's proposed sale of farm loans to an overseas vulture fund outside the bank's AGM in Dublin this Wednesday.Many farmers across the country would have been waiting with bated breath to carry out grass walks this week. Growth was relatively slow for the first half of April but as temperatures climbed into the early 20s last week, growth rates have followed suit.Shares in Glanbia fell sharply on Wednesday 24 April after the company posted first-quarter results showing a double digit decline in sales volumes in its performance nutrition business.In this week's podcast, we discuss restrictions on chlorine use in milking parlours, and we hear the IFA oppose the loan of AIB farm loans and the Women's Council call for farm pension equality.Coming up this Thursday
Catch all of our paper coverage online. 
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