From: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Published on: 5 November 2025
Last updated on: 5 November 2025
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has confirmed a further outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in a commercial turkey flock near Kells, County Meath. Restriction zones have been established around the affected holding, comprising of a 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone in line with national and EU legislation. This follows confirmation of the disease in a flock in Co Carlow yesterday.

This development follows the Minister’s announcement earlier today of a mandatory housing order for all poultry and captive birds, which will take effect on Monday 10th November. These Regulations also include a ban on gatherings of birds from different premises to protect the birds from the risk of infection e.g. shows, fairs, sales.