Weather

Tuesday is expected to the warmest day of the year so far. The western half of the country could see temperatures of 20°C. It will be in the high teens for the rest of the country and it will be coolest in the east.

You can read the full weather report for the week here.

In the news

  • After the recent wildfires, you might want to think twice about burning.

  • Ever wanted to know how a sheepdog is trained? Well, look no further.

  • There is a very serious warning with the warm weather. Farmers are more exposed than most to the dangers of skin cancer.

  • The chair of Dairygold is the latest to urge caution on milk prices. It’s steady as she goes for James Lynch.

  • It’s only a matter of days before the silage season gets under way. We have your one-stop-shop for all things silage ’17.

    • Coming up

  • We have the latest result from the GDT auction in New Zealand.
  • The banks are before the Dáil Oireachtas Agriculture Committee on Tuesday to talk about the low-cost loans.
  • Tommy Moyles reports from Bandon Mart.

    • What’s on

    There are two events on in our agri calendar today.