Rural Life
Parts of Ireland could see the mercury temperatures hit 30°C today (Tuesday, May 26) as the dry and sunny spell continues.
Weather
The weather will be dry and warm to start this week, but temperatures will drop back in some areas towards the weekend.
Met Éireann said temperatures will continue to climb over the weekend with warm or very warm conditions in many places.
Environment
Met Éireann has issued an advisory for potato blight across the country.
The weather is set to remain generally unsettled for much of this week with some showers or longer spells of rain, Met Éireann has said.
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 weather is expected to become more changeable this week with cooler than average temperatures, according to Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has said there will be plenty of dry weather over the weekend with some sunny spells in places.
Agri-Business
FBD has told shareholders that its business has "not been significantly impacted by the weather conditions experienced earlier in the year".
April 2026 brought above average temperatures and rainfall in most places, according to the latest data from Met Éireann.
The weather is forecast to become more changeable later this week with some rain and showers possible, Met Éireann said.
The bank holiday weekend will see mixed weather, with spells of rain and showers, and cooler temperatures, according to Met Éireann.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning, predicting heavy rain in counties Cork and Waterford tomorrow.
Tillage
International grain markets continue to strengthen on the back of fears concerning future energy and fertiliser prices.
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.
Met Éireann
Plenty of dry and bright weather is expected this week with temperatures increasing also, Met Éireann has said.
Beef
The Department has issued a reminder for farmers that there is "flexibility" available under concentrate crude protein limits in animal feed.
The weather will turn largely settled over the weekend and into next week, due to an area of high pressure near Ireland.
Opinion
Met Éireann is indicating that a return to more normal weather could be coming our way over the next fortnight.
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 weekend weather forecast indicates that it will continue blustery for the next few days and into next week.
Met Éireann has issued a further weather warning for more counties, to add to the warning for rain issued this morning (Thursday, April 9).
