Weather forecast
It is windy and mostly cloudy today. There will be some rain this morning, mostly light and intermittent, with dry, bright intervals. However, a band of more persistent and heavier rain hitting Atlantic coasts by midday, will move across the country this afternoon. More showery weather will follow this evening. It will be strong and gusty, with southeast to south winds veering southerly and decreasing as the rain clears. It will be very mild, with top temperatures of 12°C to 14°C.
Tonight will be mild and breezy, with some further rain or showers, as well as heavy bursts in Atlantic coastal areas at times. There will be some dry spells also. Lowest temperatures will range from 5°C to 8°C.
A yellow warning is in place today: southeast to south winds will reach mean speeds of 50km/h to 65km/h, but will be as high as 85km/h to 100km/h, during the day. Winds will be strongest in southern and western coastal counties.
In the news today
Seán Kelly will be the only Irish MEP to represent the European Parliament’s Industry, Research, and Energy Committee at the UN climate change conference in Paris this week. Another number came out from the Department this week on the number of participants in the BDGP. The number has been shifting over the last few weeks as farmers leave and/or return to the scheme. Met Éireann's yellow rainfall warning proved accurate yesterday as parts of the country experienced the worst deluge seen in the last few years. Farmers in Wexford and Meath spoke to us about the rain in their areas.A proposed meeting of all 29 IFA county chairs scheduled for last night was cancelled. The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co Kildare.The IFA is calling on Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney and Minister for Public Works Simon Harris to convene a meeting of the National Emergency Coordination Group in the wake of Storm Desmond.Submission deadlines
Submissions to Con Lucey for the IFA review are due today. They can be sent to conluceyreview@ifa.ie.BDGP: All surveys in relation to animals born up to 30 June 2015 are completed and returned to the Irish ICBF by 8 December in order to receive payment this month.
What's on today?
Kerry IFA dairy meeting.Kildare Holstein Friesian club winter meeting.To find out what’s on in your area in the coming days, visit our agri-events calendar.
Weather forecast
It is windy and mostly cloudy today. There will be some rain this morning, mostly light and intermittent, with dry, bright intervals. However, a band of more persistent and heavier rain hitting Atlantic coasts by midday, will move across the country this afternoon. More showery weather will follow this evening. It will be strong and gusty, with southeast to south winds veering southerly and decreasing as the rain clears. It will be very mild, with top temperatures of 12°C to 14°C.
Tonight will be mild and breezy, with some further rain or showers, as well as heavy bursts in Atlantic coastal areas at times. There will be some dry spells also. Lowest temperatures will range from 5°C to 8°C.
A yellow warning is in place today: southeast to south winds will reach mean speeds of 50km/h to 65km/h, but will be as high as 85km/h to 100km/h, during the day. Winds will be strongest in southern and western coastal counties.
In the news today
Seán Kelly will be the only Irish MEP to represent the European Parliament’s Industry, Research, and Energy Committee at the UN climate change conference in Paris this week. Another number came out from the Department this week on the number of participants in the BDGP. The number has been shifting over the last few weeks as farmers leave and/or return to the scheme. Met Éireann's yellow rainfall warning proved accurate yesterday as parts of the country experienced the worst deluge seen in the last few years. Farmers in Wexford and Meath spoke to us about the rain in their areas.A proposed meeting of all 29 IFA county chairs scheduled for last night was cancelled. The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Co Kildare.The IFA is calling on Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney and Minister for Public Works Simon Harris to convene a meeting of the National Emergency Coordination Group in the wake of Storm Desmond.Submission deadlines
Submissions to Con Lucey for the IFA review are due today. They can be sent to conluceyreview@ifa.ie.BDGP: All surveys in relation to animals born up to 30 June 2015 are completed and returned to the Irish ICBF by 8 December in order to receive payment this month.What's on today?
Kerry IFA dairy meeting.Kildare Holstein Friesian club winter meeting.To find out what’s on in your area in the coming days, visit our agri-events calendar.
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