Third outbreak of bird flu on Irish farm

It's a worrying development as the outbreak is outside the disease control zones in place around the other two affected farms.

The two previous cases involving the strain H5N1 were confirmed on a turkey farm and poultry farm on November 24 and November 21 also within Co Monaghan. File Picture

A third outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza on a farm in Ireland has been discovered within a flock of layers in Castleblaney, Department officials have confirmed.

The two previous cases involving the strain H5N1 were confirmed on a turkey farm and poultry farm on November 24 and November 21 also within Co Monaghan.