Avian flu regulations are to be lifted at the end of this month

Mandatory biosecurity regulations on flocks, which have been in place since December of last year, will be lifted at the end of this month.

No avian flu has been detected in poultry or wild birds in April 2025. Picture: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images.

Regulations restricting poultry due to avian influenza will be lifted at the end of May 2025.

Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, announced that the biosecurity regulations (SI 666/2024) placed on flocks since December 6, 2024 will be lifted from May 31 for highly pathogenic avian flu (HPAI).