Weather forecast

Met Éireann is forecasting a largely dry day, with a few scattered showers and bright or sunny spells.

Top temperatures will range between 12°C and 16°C in light to moderate northwesterly breezes.

In the news

  • High-tech equipment was stolen from John Deere tractors in three separate counties over the weekend.
  • Mairead McGuinness was the first Irish MEP elected this Monday, with Diane Dodds, Naomi Long and Martina Anderson also elected in Northern Ireland.
  • A farmer was airlifted to hospital in Co Armagh at the end of last week after an incident believed to have involved slurry gas.
  • There was a steady trade at Birr Mart, with cattle numbers holding firm.
  • The 2019 EU grain forecast has been revised upwards.
  • Coming up this Tuesday

  • The latest from participants in the BETTER farm programme.
  • Journal vet Tommy Heffernan's animal health update.