After a ten-week shutdown, Fota Wildlife Park in Cork is back open from 20th December. Enhanced biosecurity measures remain in place.

Daera Minister Andrew Muir urged all flock keepers to stick to biosecurity measures to protect their livestock.

Eleven confirmed cases of bird flu have been identified in the Greylag Goose population at the park

Preliminary findings of bird flu have caused the introduction of a captive bird temporary control zone in Magherafelt.