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Weekend weather: showers with occasional bright spells

Met Éireann has forecast more unsettled weather for the weekend with rain and showers on the way. There will be a brief dip in temperatures on Friday night, returning to normal on Sunday.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Weekend weather: showers with occasional bright spells

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Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

Tillage Management: payments, weather and planning

HUSBANDRY 25 February 2026

Dairy Management: grazing, fertiliser and bluetongue

Dairy Management: grazing, fertiliser and bluetongue

MANAGEMENT 25 February 2026

A record-breaking winter of rain

A record-breaking winter of rain

A record-breaking winter of rain

FARMER WRITES 25 February 2026

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

Hedge-cutting season ends this weekend

NEWS 25 February 2026

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The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

The Grass Week: wet weather continues to hamper grazing efforts

Despite us being in the latter half of February, many farmers are yet to get any stock out to grass with grazing conditions never seen before on some farms.

GRASS & FEEDING 13 February 2026

Weekend weather: mild, with showers on the way

Weekend weather: mild, with showers on the way

Current indications for Sunday suggest it will be a bright and windy day, with scattered showers feeding in from the west.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Weekend weather gave respite to farmers

Weekend weather gave respite to farmers

A few drier days allowed slurry to be spread on farms across the south and east, but slurry pressures remain with tanks close to full in most yards.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage Management: herbicide options for when the weather turns

Tillage farmers need to be prepared for when the rain stops and fields dry out to get crops sprayed, fertilised and planted.

HUSBANDRY 13 February 2026

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Martin Merrick gives some key advice surrounding managing diminishing fodder supplies and animal health this spring.

MANAGEMENT 13 February 2026

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

Farmer Writes: five sets of twins arrive

The other three sets of twins were a surprise - all twin heifers - and, to be fair, they calved themselves without any assistance.

FARMER WRITES 13 February 2026

Rainfall warning for two counties on Saturday

Rainfall warning for two counties on Saturday

There are 10 counties included in Met Éireann's latest weather warning.

NEWS 13 February 2026

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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