Meanwhile, the Cratloe-based General Secretary of the ICMSA is confident this will be a good year for farmers, but only if the heatwave is followed by a spell of rain.
Concern has been expressed by farming groups in the past week over the impact on grass growth, after the mercury reached over 30 degrees on several days.
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Conditions are currently very dry, meaning growth is slow, but most have already had a first cut of silage.
However, Eddie Punch says there are lingering fears from the fodder crisis so many will be looking to get a second cut in and need growth to return for it:
