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Inaction continues in the collector and renderer dispute

IFA Animal Health Chairman TJ Maher said it’s astounding to think that the Department of Agriculture has paid over €10m in the last three years for animals to be collected, yet this has not guaranteed a service for farmers. The IFA Animal Health ...

13 Dec 2023 at 16:00

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Farmer frustration growing with Department failures on TB – IFA

IFA National Animal Health Chair TJ Maher said farmer’s anger and frustration is growing with the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and his Department at the lack of progress in addressing critical issues in the TB programme. He said ...

22 Nov 2023 at 16:00

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

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 made ...

02 Nov 2022 at 13:01

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Withdrawal of critical veterinary medicines could have ‘severe impact’ on NI

Losing access to just one critical veterinary medicine in Northern Ireland when a Brexit grace period ends could have a “severe impact” on animal health in the region, MPs have been warned. The grace period agreed between the UK and EU ...

30 Apr 2025 at 13:05

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Farmers frustrated over BVD funding shortfall

IFA Animal Health chair TJ Maher has slammed the Department of Agriculture over their failure to deliver a comprehensive support package for the BVD eradication programme. Reacting to the Minister’s announcement of €3.75m in funding ...

06 Apr 2024 at 09:00

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ICSA expresses frustration over TB strategy

ICSA Animal Health and Welfare chair Hugh Farrell has expressed his ongoing frustration with the Department of Agriculture over its handling of the TB Eradication Programme. “At the TB Forum there is a constant focus on asking ...

16 Mar 2024 at 13:00

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Regulation of puppy farms to be debated in Dáil as dogs kept in 'horrendous conditions'

Animal welfare charities and rescue centres are being left to pick up the pieces in the absence of proper dog breeding regulations, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s ...

10 Dec 2025 at 10:35

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Bluetongue virus detected in Co Wexford herd, minister says

An outbreak of bluetongue has been detected in County Wexford, the Minister for Agriculture has said. On Saturday, Martin Heydon confirmed that the disease which affects livestock including cattle and sheep as well as ...

24 Jan 2026 at 16:20

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Mohill vet practice are finalists for Veterinary Practice of the Year award

John and Paula Quinn and their staff at Ashwood Veterinary Centre in Mohill has been listed as finalists for Veterinary Practice of the Year in the It's Your Field Animal Health All Star Awards. The couple said "We ...

04 Sept 2017 at 14:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Woman says live-in Dogs Trust job can be 'devastating' but 'so worth it'

In an exclusive interview with an Irish woman who has dedicated her life to caring for dogs in need, Eimear Cassidy shares with us her inspirational story at Dogs Trust Ireland. Eimear Cassidy has worked for Dogs ...

15 May 2025 at 09:40

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Restrictions to stop spread of avian flu introduced in Northern Ireland

Housing measures for birds and poultry have been introduced in Northern Ireland in a bid to stop the spread of bird flu. The order, implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs ...

17 Feb 2025 at 10:57

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