Weather forecast
Saturday morning is forecast to be blustery and very wet, with widespread heavy rain, bringing with it a risk of some spot flooding, Met Éireann has warned.
However, brighter, more showery weather is forecast to develop in Atlantic coastal areas later in the morning, which will extend across the country during the course of the afternoon.
Sunday is forecast to be a dry day apart from a few showers in the north and west. with some hazy sunshine.
However, Met Éireann has said cloud will build from the south later in the day and rain will move in across the south and east of the country during the evening.
Top temperatures of 10°C to 13°C are forecast in light or moderate southerly breezes, extending nationwide.
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Weather forecast
Saturday morning is forecast to be blustery and very wet, with widespread heavy rain, bringing with it a risk of some spot flooding, Met Éireann has warned.
However, brighter, more showery weather is forecast to develop in Atlantic coastal areas later in the morning, which will extend across the country during the course of the afternoon.
Sunday is forecast to be a dry day apart from a few showers in the north and west. with some hazy sunshine.
However, Met Éireann has said cloud will build from the south later in the day and rain will move in across the south and east of the country during the evening.
Top temperatures of 10°C to 13°C are forecast in light or moderate southerly breezes, extending nationwide.
In the news
Access for sheepmeat to China is a priority for the Department of Agriculture in 2019 and further beef access was on the agenda at a meeting with Chinese officials this week.If WTO tariffs were to be placed on Irish beef as a result of a no-deal Brexit, then the beef industry could be “wiped out”, An Tánaiste Simon Coveney told a Guild of Agricultural Journalists breakfast briefing on Friday morning.The rules governing New Zealand’s $17bn (€10bn) dairy sector have been opened for public discussion.Knowledge Transfer group facilitators have begun to receive funds to pay farmers for this year and expect improvements on the severe difficulties experienced last year.Thieves have changed to targeting older tractors, which have little or no security, according to the Garda Stolen Vehicle Investigation Unit.Coming up this Saturday 3 November
Good week/bad week.Mart report from Balla Mart.The key payment dates for farmers. 
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