Weather forecast
Tonight is likely to be cloudy and misty, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, persistent and heavy at times across the southwest and west. According to Met Éireann, further east will be mostly dry, with just the odd patch of drizzle. A few fog patches will also form during the night. It will be mild with lowest temperatures of 10°C to 12°C.
Tomorrow morning will see a wet and rather blustery start in the west and southwest, with spot flooding possible. Further east there will be a good deal of dry weather to start the day.
The rain in the west will slowly spread eastwards through the course of the afternoon but it will turn more scattered. Some parts of the east will stay dry until evening time. Brighter weather will extend from the west later as the rain clears. Mild, with highs of 12°C to 14°C.
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Weather forecast
Tonight is likely to be cloudy and misty, with outbreaks of rain and drizzle, persistent and heavy at times across the southwest and west. According to Met Éireann, further east will be mostly dry, with just the odd patch of drizzle. A few fog patches will also form during the night. It will be mild with lowest temperatures of 10°C to 12°C.
Tomorrow morning will see a wet and rather blustery start in the west and southwest, with spot flooding possible. Further east there will be a good deal of dry weather to start the day.
The rain in the west will slowly spread eastwards through the course of the afternoon but it will turn more scattered. Some parts of the east will stay dry until evening time. Brighter weather will extend from the west later as the rain clears. Mild, with highs of 12°C to 14°C.
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The first farmer convicted of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) offences in Northern Ireland was fined £750 plus a £15 offender levy at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court.In new guidelines, the Veterinary Council of Ireland will ask that only vets with a good working knowledge and relationship with farmers prescribe antibiotic medicines without seeing a sick animal.In this week's podcast, we visit Teagasc Moorepark, hear from award-winning malting barley growers, New Zealand's deputy leader, the father of biological farming and exhibitors at Eurotier.Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has announced the commencement of advance GLAS payments worth €166m.The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is to double the number of updates to EBI and €uro-Star figures in a year from three to six. Coming up this Thursday
Check out the latest jobs on offer in agriculture.Read all our paper coverage online. 
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