Weather

It will be cloudy and misty on Wednesday night, with a little drizzle and light rain in places. Some fog along hills and coasts. Temperatures will range from 8°C to 11°C, with south to southeast winds mostly moderate or fresh in strength. However, winds will be strong at times along coasts.

Thursday is set to be a mostly dry and blustery day, but a little drizzle or mist may occur along south and west coasts. A good deal of cloud overall but a few bright spells will break through at times. South to southeast winds will be mostly moderate to fresh in strength, but it will be gusty in parts of the south and west, before becoming increasingly windy by evening time in the southwest and west. Mild, with highs of 11°C to 14°C.

High Seas will lead to the risk of some coastal flooding.

In the news

  • Applications to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) for 2019 opened on Wednesday.
  • The Beef Plan Movement held a protest outside a TB stakeholder forum meeting that was held at the Department of Agriculture’s Backweston Campus.
  • Meanwhile, inside the meeting farm bodies opposed the tighter TB controls which the Department put on the table.
  • Despite opposition from residents, the Supreme Court has upheld An Bord Pleanala's decision to grant planning permission for the North-South Interconnector.
  • And, shares in Glanbia surged on the back of strong 2018 results.