Environment
A new initiative to test how regenerative farming practices perform in Irish conditions is now underway across 20 farms nationwide.
Rural Life
Fine Gael and the Social Democrats have won Dáíl seats following by-elections in the Galway West and Dublin Central constituencies.
Next Friday (May 22) will see voters in the Galway West constituency go to the polls in one of two by-elections in the country that day.
The weather over the next couple of days is set to be unsettled in general, with rain or showers forecasted, Met Éireann has said.
The bank holiday weekend will see mixed weather, with spells of rain and showers, and cooler temperatures, according to Met Éireann.
Weather
The weather will start off largely dry and sunny this week, but it will turn unsettled again later in the week, Met Éireann has said.
The weekend and coming week will continue to see mostly dry weather as high pressure dominates, Met Éireann has said.
Agri Politics
An MEP has said that "dismissive rhetoric risks deepening divisions" between those in urban and rural Ireland.
A farm organisation has said that recent comments by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar are "deeply misguided and risk creating a false and damaging divide".
The weather will turn largely settled over the weekend and into next week, due to an area of high pressure near Ireland.
The weather this week is set to be mild and humid but it will remain unsettled with spells of rain, according to Met Éireann.
The "urgent" need for the introduction of a support scheme to "regenerate rural Ireland" will be the focus of an upcoming public meeting in Co. Cork.
Met Éireann has issued a further weather warning for more counties, to add to the warning for rain issued this morning (Thursday, April 9).
The weather this Easter weekend will see strong winds as Storm Dave hits Ireland, and it is set to remain unsettled after that into next week.
The weather it set to return to more unsettled conditions from midweek this week and into Easter weekend, Met Éireann has said.
The government has announced that €933,000 will be allocated to support regional and food tourism in 2026.
Macra warned government fuel cost supports announced today (Tuesday, March 24) will "fall short" of what is needed in rural Ireland.
A scheme to allow people to avail of expert advice in restoring and maintaining traditional houses is now open for applications.
Met Éireann has said there will be plenty of dry weather over the weekend, though there will be some rain or drizzle in places on Sunday.
The INHFA is calling for "urgent action" to be taken by government to address escalating energy costs for farmers and rural areas.
A local development company based in south-east Co. Limerick and north-east Co. Cork has said it will offer farm diversification training.
After a fairly dry day forecasted for tomorrow, the weather will again turn more unsettled after that, according to Met Éireann.
The weather may take a turn for the better this week, with Met Éireann saying that Ireland will be have a good lot of dry weather overall.
