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Bird flu reported in Monaghan after samples from turkey flock test positive

Avian bird flu has been reported in County Monaghan after samples taken from a turkey flock produced a positive result. Restriction zones and surveillance measures are reportedly being set up around the affected area. The news, which was confirmed ...

22 Nov 2021 at 12:59

Local News

Department introduces enhanced biosecurity measures to battle Avian Influenza

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced the introduction of enhanced biosecurity regulations as a precautionary measure against avian influenza (bird flu). Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, the new ...

30 Nov 2020 at 20:00

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Poultry farmers told to keep flocks indoors as bird flu detected in dead swan in Co Cavan

Poultry farmers have been told they must keep their flocks indoors following a rise in bird flu cases. The confinement order from Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue will take effect from Monday November 7. The regulation has been ...

02 Nov 2022 at 15:42

National News

Update on food safety after bird flu case discovered in Ireland

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that a highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI) has been detected in Ireland. The case is a subtype H5N1 has been discovered in a wild bird in Oranmore, Co Galway. The ...

04 Nov 2021 at 13:34

Local News

Complexity in tackling core issues of bird flu crisis discussed in European Parliament

So far in Ireland, while there have been four confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds, there have been no reported cases in commercial flocks. In an effort to minimize the spread of the disease, all poultry have been housed ...

04 Feb 2017 at 22:49

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Bird flu discovered in a whooper swan on Longford-Leitrim border

This is the fourth case of bird flu in Ireland and it is the second swan that has been found to be infected with the h5n8 flu virus. In late December 2016, an Eurasian wigeon (species of duck) tested positive for the h5n8 ...

26 Jan 2017 at 00:09

National News

ALERT: Third case of bird flu detected in Ireland in just six weeks, department confirms

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that a third case of avian influenza infection (bird flu) has been detected in a wild bird, this time in County Donegal. This news comes just six weeks after the first case, ...

20 Jan 2025 at 16:47

National News

Poultry to be confined indoors due to 'increasing risk' of Bird Flu

Poultry and captive birds will have to be kept indoors following an outbreak of Bird Flu in two bird flocks recently. The recent outbreaks "highlight an increasing risk to all poultry flocks and captive birds," ...

02 Nov 2022 at 11:33

National News

Concerns over record levels of Bird Flu as millions of birds are culled

Europe has experienced its worst bird flu crisis ever this year with almost 50 million poultry culled, according to the EU's Food Safety Agency. The persistence of the virus over the summer has also raised the ...

03 Oct 2022 at 17:20

National News

ALERT: Poultry flock owners urged to be vigilant as new case of bird flu is confirmed

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that regulations requiring poultry flock keepers to apply particular biosecurity measures will come into effect from midnight. The regulations ...

05 Dec 2024 at 17:20

National News

Poultry farmers told to keep flocks indoors amid rise in bird flu cases

02 Nov 2022 at 13:01

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