Paudie Brennan is a dairy farmer milking 350 cows in Clara Co. Kilkenny. He has installed astro turf on his cow roadways to make the a nice surface for his cows to walk. He finds the it makes the cows more sure footed enabling them to move faster and safer. / Phill Doyle.
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Weather forecast
Friday night will see strong to gale force northwesterly winds in Munster, Connacht and south Leinster.
It will become windy countrywide overnight, but the most damaging gusts will ease as the night progresses.
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There will be some continued outbreaks of rain, but these will gradually break up into showers and clear spells in the west and southwest overnight.
There will be a windy start to Saturday, with fresh to strong northwesterly winds.
The remaining rain in the east and north will clear by early afternoon and sunny spells will extend countrywide after that.
There will be some showers, but these will become isolated towards the evening. Highest temperatures of 8°C to 12°C.
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Weather forecast
Friday night will see strong to gale force northwesterly winds in Munster, Connacht and south Leinster.
It will become windy countrywide overnight, but the most damaging gusts will ease as the night progresses.
There will be some continued outbreaks of rain, but these will gradually break up into showers and clear spells in the west and southwest overnight.
There will be a windy start to Saturday, with fresh to strong northwesterly winds.
The remaining rain in the east and north will clear by early afternoon and sunny spells will extend countrywide after that.
There will be some showers, but these will become isolated towards the evening. Highest temperatures of 8°C to 12°C.
In the news
A local community in north Dublin has come together to set up a small-scale farm in a bid to educate those living in urban areas about food production.
Farmers' wind turbines will be maintained after manufacturer closes down.
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