Weather
There will be a few showers early on Thursday night, but soon drying out with clear spells and winds becoming light.
Cold in many places, with lowest temperatures between -1°C and 2°C, with a sharp frost and some icy patches. Less cold in many Atlantic coastal counties, with just a patchy frost for a time and increasing clouds there will bring rain before dawn.
Friday will be dry to start in many eastern and northern areas, with the last of the frost clearing quickly. Rain in more western areas will become widespread as the morning progresses, with some heavy bursts locally.
Brighter weather, with scattered showers will follow from the Atlantic later in the afternoon. Top temperatures of 8° or 9°C, over Ulster and east Leinster, but 11-13°C, elsewhere, best over the southwest. Fresh and gusty southwest winds, strong in some coastal areas will veer westerly in the clearance.
In the news
Louth farmers are the first to see changes in the 2019 BPS as part of the Department of Agriculture's mapping review. Calf exports to date in 2019 are running 40% ahead of 2018. CAP reform could see a potential €42/ha payment boost for over 22,000 farmers. Minister Creed is in Turkey to find out when the Turkish government will reopen live cattle imports after they were halted for market reasons at the end of 2018. Preparations are underway for a new strategy after Food Wise 2025. Coming up
Weekend weather forecast and management notes.Agribusiness shares update.
Weather
There will be a few showers early on Thursday night, but soon drying out with clear spells and winds becoming light.
Cold in many places, with lowest temperatures between -1°C and 2°C, with a sharp frost and some icy patches. Less cold in many Atlantic coastal counties, with just a patchy frost for a time and increasing clouds there will bring rain before dawn.
Friday will be dry to start in many eastern and northern areas, with the last of the frost clearing quickly. Rain in more western areas will become widespread as the morning progresses, with some heavy bursts locally.
Brighter weather, with scattered showers will follow from the Atlantic later in the afternoon. Top temperatures of 8° or 9°C, over Ulster and east Leinster, but 11-13°C, elsewhere, best over the southwest. Fresh and gusty southwest winds, strong in some coastal areas will veer westerly in the clearance.
In the news
Louth farmers are the first to see changes in the 2019 BPS as part of the Department of Agriculture's mapping review. Calf exports to date in 2019 are running 40% ahead of 2018. CAP reform could see a potential €42/ha payment boost for over 22,000 farmers. Minister Creed is in Turkey to find out when the Turkish government will reopen live cattle imports after they were halted for market reasons at the end of 2018. Preparations are underway for a new strategy after Food Wise 2025. Coming up
Weekend weather forecast and management notes.Agribusiness shares update. 
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