Weather forecast
Tonight will see cloudy and misty conditions, with a spell of heavy and persistent rain spreading eastwards early on followed by a clearance from the west. The rain will linger in the northeast and parts of the east until later in the night or early morning. Lowest temperatures will range from 0°C to 5 °C, with grass frost.
Mist and fog patches on Wednesday morning will be slow to clear in some inland areas. It will be cloudy, with patchy rain and drizzle lingering in parts of the east and northeast, but elsewhere will be drier and brighter with a few sunny spells. However, outbreaks of rain will push into the southwest by evening.
Light to moderate southeast breezes will freshen later and become strong and gusty along southwest coasts by evening. Top temperatures will generally range from 7 °C to 9°C, but will be a degree or two lower where fog lingers.
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A number of TDs and senators have sought clarification from Department of Agriculture officials on the use of skin and blood tests for TB in cattle.Auctioneers have been called on to withdraw their services from financial institutions and vulture funds seeking to sell distressed property.The canteen in Delvin Mart will reopen in the new year after it was served with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in November.Gardaí said they have arrested a man in his 50s as part of their investigation into the death of a woman following an incident on a farm in Boula, Portumna, Co Galway on 27 April.Lakeland Dairies has announced a 1c/l drop in milk price for November milk.Coming up this Wednesday
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Weather forecast
Tonight will see cloudy and misty conditions, with a spell of heavy and persistent rain spreading eastwards early on followed by a clearance from the west. The rain will linger in the northeast and parts of the east until later in the night or early morning. Lowest temperatures will range from 0°C to 5 °C, with grass frost.
Mist and fog patches on Wednesday morning will be slow to clear in some inland areas. It will be cloudy, with patchy rain and drizzle lingering in parts of the east and northeast, but elsewhere will be drier and brighter with a few sunny spells. However, outbreaks of rain will push into the southwest by evening.
Light to moderate southeast breezes will freshen later and become strong and gusty along southwest coasts by evening. Top temperatures will generally range from 7 °C to 9°C, but will be a degree or two lower where fog lingers.
In the news
A number of TDs and senators have sought clarification from Department of Agriculture officials on the use of skin and blood tests for TB in cattle.Auctioneers have been called on to withdraw their services from financial institutions and vulture funds seeking to sell distressed property.The canteen in Delvin Mart will reopen in the new year after it was served with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in November.Gardaí said they have arrested a man in his 50s as part of their investigation into the death of a woman following an incident on a farm in Boula, Portumna, Co Galway on 27 April.Lakeland Dairies has announced a 1c/l drop in milk price for November milk.Coming up this Wednesday
See the latest My Farming Week. 
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