Rural Life
Met Éireann has advised that a "prolonged spell of very warm to hot weather" is set to hit the country this week and last into next week.
Environment
Provisional figures rank June 2026 as the fourth warmest June in 127 years, Met Éireann said.
Farm Safety
Only one in five farm contractors will use sunscreen during the current heatwave, according to a survey from FCI.
Met Éireann has today (Monday, June 22) issued a Status Yellow weather warning for high temperatures this week across the country.
Parts of Ireland could see the mercury temperatures hit 30°C today (Tuesday, May 26) as the dry and sunny spell continues.
Beef Technical
Farmers must be on alert for heat stress in their cattle as Met Éireann confirms temperatures are expected to surpass 28℃.
Agri-Business
September saw one of the "warmest spells of the year" September according to the latest climate statement from Met Éireann.
IGGG chair Bobby Miller said he is "concerned" and that it may be time to "re visit" the idea of crop insurance.
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years...
A Co. Limerick GAA pitch narrowly escaped an inferno after a stack of hay bales caught fire in the vicinity during last weekend's heatwave.
Met Éireann has said that daytime temperatures this weekend could possibly reach the low 30s in some areas.
Met Éireann has now issued a Status Yellow weather warning for high temperatures for the entire country this weekend.
As heatwave conditions continue, Irish Water has asked farmers to use "dry cleaning" techniques to clean yards in a bit to conserve water.
Farmers have been urged to take steps to protect their livestock in the heat this weekend by the Department of Agriculture.
Beef
With temperatures expected to surpass 30° in the coming days, the ongoing hot weather can cause heat stress to livestock and significant..
The highest temperature potentially ever recorded on Earth was logged in Death Valley, California, last Sunday, August 16.
Dairy
Despite all the negativity surrounding last year's drought, there were some positives that could be taken from the heatwave of 2018.
The French government is set to ask the European Commission for a payment of €1 billion to help its farmers deal with high temperatures.
A temporary live export ban has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for tomorrow, Saturday, July 20.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has extended its ban on the transport of ruminants to continental Europe.
A ban on live exports to European countries has been introduced as a temporary measure on the back of a Europe-wide heatwave.
The years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as the four warmest years on record, according to data gathered by the WMO.
Co. Carlow farmer Tom Lucas remembers better than most of his vintage the drought of 1976. He got a finger off in the harvest.
