As I write rain is falling here in Fingal . 8.2mm has fallen in the past 4 hours. The first significant rain that we’ve had here since early May. Like…
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The current spell of very dry weather is enjoyable, causing problems and thought provoking. As I write early in the morning all the windows and doors in my office are…
Last Thursday, the new Teagasc Horticulture, Forestry and Education Facility at its campus in Ashtown, Dublin was officially opened. This is a wonderful new facility, involving a €2.1m investment in…
Last Monday, As Co-ordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum, I travelled North to visit a number of producers and to address a meeting of the Northern Ireland Horticulture Forum. Vice-Chair…
I was honoured to be the Event Moderator and facilitation design consultant for the EU Ideas Lab 2018, which took place in Brussels over 3 days at the beginning of…
I’m heading to Brussels today, 24 hours earlier than planned, in the hope that the snow showers now forming over the Irish Sea will not impact too severely before my…
As a judge, last November, for the Fingal LEO “Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur” (#IBYE) finals, I was struck by the exceptional potential of the finalists in all three categories. This…
It’s been a productive and rewarding 2017 as I look back on my work over the past year. In the spring, as event facilitation consultant and moderator of EU Ideas…
I’ve been privileged again this year to act as a judge for the 2017 IBYE competition. The winners of the Fingal “IBYE” final will be announced this Thursday in County…
It’s been a very productive past few weeks. As Coordinator of the Horticulture Industry Forum (HIF) I was commissioned to compile a “Vision” report for the industry. The report including…
Weather Forecast
24/08/19
Outbreaks of rain in Atlantic coastal counties today but dry elsewhere with very warm sunny spells these best in the east. Variable breezes. Highs 18c – 25c. Dry and humid but murky overnight. Lows 12c – 15c. Warm sunny spells in all areas on Sunday but jus the risk of an odd shower developing during the afternoon. Variable breezes. Highs 18 – 25c. Sunny spells again on Monday but turning cloudier in Atlantic coastal counties as the day goes on with some rain reaching the coastal areas by evening. Cooler southwesterly breezes. Highs 18c – 22c. Cloudier on Tuesday with outbreaks of rain, these mainly in western areas. Unsettled and cooler next week.
