Agri-Business
October rainfall levels above long term average - Met Éireann
Rainfall was above the long-term average in October this year across Ireland, with the highest daily rainfall of 54.9mm recorded...
Rainfall
Rural Life
Status Orange rain and thunderstorm warning issued for 6 counties
Met Éireann has today (Wednesday, October 19) issued a Status Orange weather warning for heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in several...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues Status Orange warning for rain
Met Éireann has today (Tuesday, October 18) issued a Status Orange weather warning for heavy rainfall in several counties for...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues rainfall warning for west and northwest
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for rainfall in several counties in the west and northwest. The...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues rainfall warning for 5 counties
Met Éireann has this morning (Monday, June 27) issued a series of Status Yellow rainfall warnings for several counties. The...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues rainfall warning for 11 counties
Met Éireann has today (Thursday, June 23) issued a Status Yellow warning for rain for the coming days. The national...
Rural Life
Weather forecast: More rain and risk of localised flooding
Many parts of the country have seen substantial rainfall over the past 24 hours and the weather forecast indicates that...
Tillage
Some soils remain very dry
Soil moisture levels have improved in some parts over the past week, while others have gone slightly further into deficit,...
Tillage
Soil moisture deficits show improvement, but midlands still struggling
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) have shown signs of improvement from last week following the rain of recent days. Soils in...
Tillage
'It costs €100/ac to irrigate a crop just once'
The Irish field vegetable sector is being severely impacted by the continuing drought according to a statement from the Irish...
Agri-Business
February rainfall highest on record in several areas
Rainfall figures for the month of February were at their highest levels on record in much of the country. According...
Dairy
Almost 400% of average rainfall amounts experienced in areas
There has been very little let up in weather over the past few weeks, with rainfall amounts reaching well above...
Tillage
Flooded fields won't be worked for some time
The continuous rain and flooding of recent days, weeks and months has left ground in unworkable condition. No prizes will...
Environment
Continued weather woes puts pressure on farmers
Recent weather conditions have upped the pressure on farmers across the country with the challenge of waterlogged land causing significant...
Dairy
Grass growth: 'Well above average rainfall' forces more farmers to house
Many more farmers have been forced to house their animals due to the heavy and almost persistent rain experienced across...
Tillage
Wet weather impacting harvest progress
The wet weather of the past few days has put a complete stop to harvest progress. Large amounts of rainfall...
Environment
Soil moisture deficits...no deficit this week
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are starting to look a lot less attractive than they have all year. On Wednesday (November...
Environment
Scattered showers in store this weekend
A mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers will cross the country this weekend, Met Eireann predicts. There are three...
