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YOU MAY HAVE to ditch the heavy overcoat, because it looks like the country is in for a weekend of warm weather.
Currently temperatures are soaring (well, for this time of year anyway) between 10 and 13 degrees around the country, no doubt leaving a lot of cyclists and commuters feeling unseasonably warm when they arrive at their destination.
Even better than fine weather at present is the prospect of fine weather to come – and this particular warm burst looks set to last until close to the end of next week.
It’s all a far cry from the sub-zero temperatures and icy roads seen as recently as last week. Not that we’re complaining.
“It’s quite pleasant certainly,” a Met Éireann spokesman told TheJournal.ie, while confirming that the temperatures country-wide at present are about six degrees higher than what we’ve come to expect from January.
The average temperatures we’re seeing at the moment are between 9 and 12 degrees, 13 in some places.
Around this time of year you’d be expecting maybe five degrees at best. So it’s certainly unusual.
The fine weather itself is expected to carry through until at least next Thursday when we can expect a return to the colder temperatures more typical of this time of year.
Here’s the forecast in full:
Today: This afternoon will be breezy with sunny spells (particularly in the east of the country) and occasional scattered showers, mostly in the west and northwest. Highest temperatures will be 11 or 12 degrees Celsius. No ice or frost is forecast for this evening.
Saturday: Tomorrow morning will be mostly dry and bright in most areas. Rain unfortunately will develop in the southwest around noon and spread across the country through the afternoon and evening, heaviest in Munster and Leinster. Highest temperatures will remain at their current levels however – 10 or 11 degrees with moderate winds.
Sunday: Is expected to be a bit more cloudy with temperatures remaining constant at 11 to 13 degrees at their highest. Patchy rain and drizzle will be about, while the midlands and the east of the country will remain slightly more dry than elsewhere.
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Why do the journal not name the tramps that have been charged with the vicious assault on Tom Niland?
@Gavin Linden: they will be named soon enough.
@OConnelj: They are named every where else though.
@Gavin Linden: I didn’t know that Gavin, I haven’t looked.
@OConnelj: when you say “everywhere else” do you mean reputable news sources or some posts on social media?
@OConnelj: RTÉ have named them on their site
In all honesty, though, who gives rice milk to children and thinks it’s a healthy choice?
@sean o’dhubhghaill: It’s scary that they even have to tell people this, but I remember some poor Belgian child dying a few years ago cause their vegan parents somehow thought it was a good idea to wean them on to the like of this. Remember this is a world where they need to put warnings on microwave manuals, to not put animals in them.
@sean o’dhubhghaill: people who’s children have an intolerance to diary which is very common. The problem is people try alternatives without consulting a nutritionist. Probably due to the expense.
@Rmaybe: goats milk is a safe alternative, the makeup of goats milk is the nearest of all milks to breast milk.
The world is gone mad isn’t it?
@Paul Gorry: is it though? Was it always? And now we are of an age to see it for what it really is?
@Dearbhla O Reilly: caps of to you Dearbhla very fair point.
Cows milk is for calves. I’ll take my chances with arsenic atm
@Susan McMahon: cows milk may be for calves but if you think drinking something natural like that is wrong how to you reconcile drinking milk from rice. Rice! Surely something that can only exist as a result of an industrial manufacturing process can’t be better than drinking cows milk? Does your cat feel the same way? I mean how do you even milk rice? Their nipples must be tiny.
@Susan McMahon: I’m sure you drank your fair share of milk when you were young, so if it’s only for calves, that would make you a cow now.
@Susan McMahon: cows milk is for calves. Correct. There is no evidence to show that cows milk is harmful for humans. Also correct
@Susan McMahon: It’s been good enough for humans for the last 10,000 years. So much so that we’ve almost lost our adult lactose intolerance that other mammals keep. Now that’s progress!
@Ivan Connolly: Cats have lactose intolerance. Even though they may enjoy the odd plate of milk, they tend to have nasty diarrhoea afterwards.
@Susan McMahon: Thats not what the article is about, it about possibly poisoning children with oat extract.
Vegan warriors trying to push their way on us .. if I want a sizzling steak with cheese and a big pint of milk I will have it so pipe down . 95% of the country like it that way
This got a mention on Joe Duffy yesterday as a viable alternative.
Rice extract can be a usual diet supplement. It is not milk, nr is any of the other overly prices “milks” being sold. It is extract from nuts.
The arrogance of people to decide to feed a child a substance that can kill the child due to their beliefs is frightening.
Not surprising as there are plenty of anti vaxers out there.
As for vegans, fine if you want to be one, off you go. Just please do not hold a high and mighty attitude and lecture us. Who choose not to be. I respect your decision, not respect mine. I dont want to be told that I am eating a baby, when eating meat. I am eating a farm animal. Possibly a young farm animal. Not a baby. Besides all you do is make me more determined to eat more meat. I try and eat as much free range and ethically farmed meat as possible. It is not always possible on a pension. I am not a middle class professional earning good money.
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