Poultry farmers urged to be on bird flu alert

A case was also confirmed earlier this month at a farm in Yorkshire, England. The disease has also been detected in wild birds in Britain this autumn.

Chickens kept indoors during the 2023 Avian Flu outbreak in Lancashire, England. Picture: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

Farmers across Ireland are on high alert for bird flu in the run-up to the busy Christmas market for chickens, turkeys and ducks.

The highly contagious viral disease has resulted in the culling of hundreds of millions of birds around the globe in recent years.