Month: June 2021

Fairly mixed with sunny spells and scattered showers, in moderate southerly winds. Temperatures little below average across south Munster and south Leinster with highest temperatures of 13 to 15C, but milder or warmer elsewhere with temperatures of 15 to 19C.  It will be a mostly dry night with clear spells, though it will be cloudier in the west and south with scattered light showers. Lowest temperatures of 8 to 11C.

A €1 billion National Recovery and Resilience Plan will allocate €524 million to climate and biodiversity-led projects. The European Commission will now assess the plan before it is submitted for approval to the Council of the European Union.  Aims of the draft plan include how to address green and digital issues and following the Covid-19 pandemic supporting economic and social recovery. There is a strong focus on return to work…

A £2 million support package has been launched for potato farmers affected by Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. During the pandemic the hospitality and food sector had a reduced need for potatoes leaving large quantities of unsold potatoes that would have otherwise been processed. The new scheme is open to farmers with unsold potatoes in their stores that are no longer of acceptable quality for the processing market. Growers can dispose…

Another very warm day for many on Wednesday, though showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop from the southwest. Drier from Thursday with showers or thunderstorms confined to the southeast. 

Wednesday will be a cloudier day overall with rain developing in the south during the morning and moving northwards through the day, with some heavy and thundery downpours in parts. There is the risk of spot flooding.  Maximum temperatures will range between 15C in Munster to 22C in Ulster, where it will be largely dry until evening with sunshine and moderate to east to southeast winds. 

Farmers across the UK are concerned about rising rural crime, which has been highlighted by the recent tractor theft from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Essex farm. A recent National Farmers’ Union (NFU) survey across England and Wales about rural crime revealed: – Almost one third said they had experienced at least one crime during 2020. – Victims of crime suffered average losses of £4,473. – More than half of farmers…