Weather forecast
Three status yellow warnings are in place across the country. There is a wind warning in place for counties Wexford, Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, while a rainfall warning is in place for Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. The third warning is a snow-ice warning for Donegal.
Met Éireann’s wind warning is valid until 2pm this afternoon and predicts southwest winds reaching speeds of 45-65km/h with gusts of 80-90km/h. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas.
The rainfall warning is in place until midnight this evening and predicts rainfall amounts of 25-35mm on Monday and up to 45mm possible in Co Kerry.
Finally, the snow-ice warning is valid until noon and notes a risk of up to 3cm of snow in parts of Co Donegal on Monday morning, mainly on higher ground.
This morning will be wet overall with persistent rain in all areas and strengthening southwest winds. The rain will fall as sleet or snow in parts of Ulster. The northern half of the country will become dry and very cold this afternoon with temperatures of just 3°C to 6°C. It will continue wet and windy further south with temperatures of 9°C to 12°C.
In the news
The Donegal county executive is the latest IFA branch to pass a motion of no confidence in the IFA executive board. At an emergency meeting of the Donegal IFA on Saturday night in Letterkenny, there was almost full support for a motion of no confidence in the executive board. In his editorial this weekend, Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy asks whether this is the right time for the board to step down. Also in IFA news, regional chair for Ulster/north Leinster, Bert Stewart, said the salary of former IFA president Eddie Downey came as a shock to him. Stewart said he learned of Downey’s €147,000/annum salary only six months ago. Up to that point, Stewart was under the impression that Downey’s role was “voluntary”.
Plus, there was sharp trade in Mountbellew Mart on Saturday as lamb prices crept up.Coming up on farmersjournal.ie and on the app:
We report on the news that Northern Ireland agriculture minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that NI has received approval to export pork to China with additional pork products expected to be approved in the coming months.We find out the extent of the damage caused by Storm Clodagh.We report from Paris on the opening of the COP21 climate conference, where greenhouse gas emission targets will be decided, affecting Irish farming for decades to come.Monday’s beef trends.What’s on today:
Best practice in milking course.Louth IFA rural crime meeting.Kilkenny/Carlow IFA forestry meeting.For more information about these events or to find out what’s on in your area, visit our agri-events calendar.
Weather forecast
Three status yellow warnings are in place across the country. There is a wind warning in place for counties Wexford, Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, while a rainfall warning is in place for Galway, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. The third warning is a snow-ice warning for Donegal.
Met Éireann’s wind warning is valid until 2pm this afternoon and predicts southwest winds reaching speeds of 45-65km/h with gusts of 80-90km/h. Winds will be strongest in coastal areas.
The rainfall warning is in place until midnight this evening and predicts rainfall amounts of 25-35mm on Monday and up to 45mm possible in Co Kerry.
Finally, the snow-ice warning is valid until noon and notes a risk of up to 3cm of snow in parts of Co Donegal on Monday morning, mainly on higher ground.
This morning will be wet overall with persistent rain in all areas and strengthening southwest winds. The rain will fall as sleet or snow in parts of Ulster. The northern half of the country will become dry and very cold this afternoon with temperatures of just 3°C to 6°C. It will continue wet and windy further south with temperatures of 9°C to 12°C.
In the news
The Donegal county executive is the latest IFA branch to pass a motion of no confidence in the IFA executive board. At an emergency meeting of the Donegal IFA on Saturday night in Letterkenny, there was almost full support for a motion of no confidence in the executive board. In his editorial this weekend, Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy asks whether this is the right time for the board to step down. Also in IFA news, regional chair for Ulster/north Leinster, Bert Stewart, said the salary of former IFA president Eddie Downey came as a shock to him. Stewart said he learned of Downey’s €147,000/annum salary only six months ago. Up to that point, Stewart was under the impression that Downey’s role was “voluntary”.Plus, there was sharp trade in Mountbellew Mart on Saturday as lamb prices crept up.Coming up on farmersjournal.ie and on the app:
We report on the news that Northern Ireland agriculture minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that NI has received approval to export pork to China with additional pork products expected to be approved in the coming months.We find out the extent of the damage caused by Storm Clodagh.We report from Paris on the opening of the COP21 climate conference, where greenhouse gas emission targets will be decided, affecting Irish farming for decades to come.Monday’s beef trends.What’s on today:
Best practice in milking course.Louth IFA rural crime meeting.Kilkenny/Carlow IFA forestry meeting.For more information about these events or to find out what’s on in your area, visit our agri-events calendar.
This is a subscriber-only article
SHARING OPTIONS: