Weather forecast

It will be mild today with a mixture of fog patches, hazy sunshine and scattered outbreaks of rain, according to Met Éireann. Temperatures will reach 16°C to 21°C.

The mild weather will continue tonight, with mist and fog patches. There will be some further scattered outbreaks of rain at first, but then becoming mostly dry.

In the news today

  • EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is refusing to confirm whether beef has been taken out of the Mercosur negotiations in advance of today's first offers between the two political blocs. However, EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has said that it was off.
  • The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that milk prices down by almost 10% in March 2016.
  • Stan McCarthy has resigned as chief executive of Kerry co-op, but he will continue in his role as CEO of the Kerry Group plc.
  • According to a new report from DEFRA in the UK, total income from farming in 2015 fell by £1,516m to £3,769m, a 29% decrease on 2014.
  • A former vet in the Department of Agriculture and former president of the GAA, Jack Boothman, has passed away suddenly.
  • And in this week's blog, vet Tommy Heffernan writes that Mycoplasma "is becoming a more common diagnosis".
  • Coming up today on farmersjournal.ie and on the app

  • We report from the first day of the Balmoral Show.
  • Don’t miss our weekly podcast with Phil Hogan’s warning on Brexit risks for Ireland and an interview with the head of the OPW on flooding remedial works.
  • What’s on today

  • Limerick IFA county executive meeting
  • To find out more about these events and to see what's coming up, visit our agri events calendar.