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Cucumbers growing on a plant just prior to harvest. Gherkins are not a crop one encounters very often, but when we visited Ben Parle near Griffith in New South Wales on the ITLUS tour last January, we discovered that his father’s business is the sole supplier of this product to McDonalds in Australia. A trailer load of small cucumbers on their way from the harvester to be transformed into gherkins. Gherkins are really immature cucumbers, but a specific variety that can survive the pickling p...

Friday Heavy rain in the west early on Friday, moving eastwards across the country through the morning and afternoon, followed by scattered showers and clear spells in the west later. Heaviest rain is expected in Munster and south Leinster, with the risk of spot flooding. Highest afternoon temperatures of 9°C to 13°C. Blustery showers will continue on Friday night, heaviest and most frequent in the west. Drier further east, with long clear spells developing. Lowest temperatures of 5°C to 8...

Weekend weather: bright but blustery 2020-12-11