Weather forecast

Met Éireann is forecasting a couldy day with patchy rain and drizzle, mostly in the west and north, and hill and coastal fog. It will be drier and brighter at times in the south and east. Top temperatures will range between 15°C and 17°C in light to moderate southwest breezes.

In the news

  • The Department has told hundreds of farmers in BDGP that they face penalties if they do not buy stock.
  • Kerry Agribusiness has announced its third forward milk price scheme.
  • The Government has commissioned a review of Irish Water's controversial pipe to carry water to Dublin through farmers' land.
  • There were more negotiations between landowners and infrastructure developers, as a solution was found for stone walls along a new road in Co Galway while farmers blockaded the site of another one in Co Wexford.
  • A court in Co Donegal ruled in the case of a man charged with handling stolen sheep.
  • Coming up this Saturday

  • Good week/bad week.
  • New research sheds light on the recurrence of TB in previously infected herds.
  • How does you farm's value compare with those across Europe?