Weather forecast

Met Éireann is forecasting a mix of cloud and sunny spells to start, with some drizzle possible. It then will brighten up, but a few heavy showers will develop in the late afternoon and evening, mainly in the midlands, east and north. It will be mild and humid with highest temperatures of 16°C to 20°C, warmest in the southeast.

In the news

  • Minister Creed has said that the €100m beef Brexit package would be paid in the autumn and target suckler farmers and finishers, excluding factories.
  • There are early signs that buyers are beginning to look for new season straw.
  • Recent price cuts have wiped €11m off farmers' milk cheques.
  • Balancing payments for the Sheep Welfare Scheme have started.
  • EU beef farmers representatives are on "red alert" over Mercosur trade talks.
  • Coming up this Friday

  • The review of the week for agribusiness shares.
  • The latest update on the BEEP scheme.