Bluetongue vaccinations will be permitted in 2026

Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, has announced today that blue tongue vaccines will be permitted in Ireland in 2026 following a fourth confirmed outbreak in Northern Ireland

Blue tongue vaccines will be permitted in 2026. Picture: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belgs Msg/AFP

It was announced today that bluetongue vaccination will be permitted in cattle and sheep in Ireland in 2026.

This follows the recent detection of four outbreaks of bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV3) in Northern Ireland.