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Weekend weather: mild and wet with possible flooding
James Hanly
Met Éireann is forecasting that the weekend will be generally mild and unsettled, with rain, showers and highest temperatures of 18°C.
3 October 2024 News
Six counties to be under low-level rain warning
Yellow weather warnings are considered not unusual conditions. However, there is a danger to local areas where up to 50mm of rain can fall in 24 hours.
2 October 2024 News
Northwest has driest September in 10 years
Met Éireann recently published its climate statement for September, which showed that nine stations had their least amount of rainfall for the period since 2014.
Southeast mostly unscathed from weekend’s stormy weather
Met Éireann issued a medium-level rain warning for Cork and Waterford, with heavy rain and thundery downpours expected.
30 September 2024 News
Potatoes 'have to be handled like eggs'
Rain this week will help to reduce bruising in potato crops, but dry weather will be welcome to get potatoes out in the coming weeks.
29 September 2024 News
Rainfall warnings issued for Sunday as localised flooding expected
Southern counties could face heavy downpours, localised flooding and gusty winds on Sunday, Met Éireann has warned.
28 September 2024 News
Weekend weather: cloudy, wet and quite cold
Met Éireann has forecast mixed weather for the weekend with highest temperatures of 15°.
27 September 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: potato digging in the northeast and wheat varieties
Stephen McCabe of Haggard Stores joins us on this week’s show to chat harvest and potatoes in the northeast.
26 September 2024 News
Farmer Writes: farming by dates is seldom a good thing
With the lovely weather, it was too good not to be sowing, so I cracked on 18 September and loaded up the drill.
25 September 2024 Farmer Writes
My Farming Week: Edward O'Callaghan, Egramush, Butlersbridge Cavan
Edward O'Callaghan farms in Cavan. He's hoping to lamb 130 ewes next year around Easter.
25 September 2024 News
Autumn lime spreading to tee up grassland for spring
Lime can take four to six months to correct soil pH, so an autumn application can set up grassland for growth next spring.
24 September 2024 Management
Ireland must cut back on burning solid fuel use - EPA
The warning comes following the publication of the EPA’s annual air quality report for 2023.
22 September 2024 Climate and environment