Rural Life
The Irish Shows Association (ISA) has issued an update to exhibitors in relation to bluetongue virus ahead of the 2026 show season.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said bluetongue virus has now been confirmed in "multiple cattle herds" in southern and eastern areas.
Beef
Ministers Muir and Heydon have lifted livestock movement restrictions for breeding and production introduced following bluetongue outbreaks.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said that surveillance for bluetongue in Ireland has in place for a decade.
Agri Politics
INHFA vice president John Joe Fitzgerald has called on the government to help farmers with the cost of bluetongue vaccines.
The Department of Agriculture said the cow detected with bluetongue in Co. Wexford had no clinical symptoms, Agriland understands.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) will hold a "detailed briefing" to discuss the confirmed bluetongue case today (Monday, January 26).
There are no plans to introduce bluetongue disease (BTV) testing for all animal products entering the state.
N.Ireland
There will be a further relaxation of animal movement restrictions for farms within the bluetongue virus Temporary Control Zone in NI.
Teagasc has reiterated concerns around bluetongue and the impact it would have on Irish farming, and what farmers can do to reduce the risk.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is urging Irish farmers to be vigilant as bluetongue virus spreads to new regions of Europe and Britain.
Farmers near Kent have been notified that a surveillance zone in place because of a case of bluetongue virus (BTV) is to be extended.
