Housing Order for All Poultry and Captive Birds Comes Into Fffect Today - 10/11/2025
A compulsory housing order for all poultry and captive birds comes into effect today following recent bird flu outbreaks.Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon said the order has been introduced in a bid to protect non-infected birds from the risk of avian influenza after two cases of the disease were found in the Republic.On Tuesday, it was confirmed by the Department of Agriculture that a second outbreak of bird flu was confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in Co Carlow. Another outbreak of the disease was then confirmed on a turkey farm in Kells, Co Meath.Chair of the Irish Farmers'…
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