Housing order issued for all poultry over bird flu spread
Several confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 have been discovered in wild birds in Galway, Dublin, Donegal, Westmeath and Wexford in recent weeks.
The Department of Agriculture has made a "housing order" for all birds and poultry due to a number of confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds across Ireland.
This housing order means all bird keepers have a legal requirement, whether commercial, backyard or hobby flocks, to confine all poultry or captive birds in a secure building or keep them separate from all other birds.
