The threat of foot-and-mouth disease returned today after another suspected outbreak in the UK.

THERE was a surge in lamb prices at the factories yesterday with prices showing gains of up to 20%.

Ireland’s biggest equestrian event kicked off today with precautions to safeguard against the spread into the country of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

No further preventative measures are required to stop the spread into Ireland of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) despite confirmation of a second case in the UK, Minister fo Agriculture Mary Coughlan said today.

Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan announced tonight that she will convene another meeting of the management committee of her department’s National Disease Control Centre in Dublin tomorrow.

The North's power-sharing executive will today hold a special Cabinet meeting to consider their response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey, England.

IFA National Livestock chairman John Bryan accused the EU Commission (DG Sanco) of total irresponsibility by placing European food safety and animal health at an unacceptable risk with Brazilian beef imports.

ANOTHER benchmark in beef prices was reached as 308 cents/kg (110p/lb) for R grade steers and heifers became achievable for many producers in the midlands and north west of the country, after factory prices continued to rise this week.

The 50th anniversary of the European Foot and Mouth Disease Commission has been marked in Dublin.

A report into the foot-and-mouth outbreak in the North has found that farmers benefited by more than £6m (€9.4m) from the disease.

The Minister for Agriculture is asking Irish football supporters to be conscious of the dangers posed by foot-and-mouth disease, as hundreds try to get the cash together to travel to the next round of the World Cup in South Korea.

The Foot and Mouth scare in South Korea is escalating.

Former agriculture minister Nick Brown will give evidence tomorrow to the European Parliament’s special inquiry into the handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh has said he is very worried about the latest foot and mouth disease scare in Britain.

The British Government is cautiously optimistic that it's winning the battle against foot-and-mouth disease.

The Wexford Rally scheduled to take place this weekend has been cancelled.

Britain is today heading for its 2,000th case of foot-and-mouth disease amid

The Scottish Rugby Union have calmed fears that the Six Nations finale against Ireland at Murrayfield might fall victim to another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

The Minister for Agriculture, Joe Walsh, has announced a further relaxation of foot-and-mouth controls at Irish marts.

A third case of foot-and-mouth disease in three days in a region which was virus-free for months was tonight fuelling fears that other farms could be infected.

Funding of £3m has today been announced in Britain to help restore consumer confidence in the food and drink industry left badly damaged by the foot-and-mouth crisis.

More than £11m was lost in betting on horse racing because of the foot-and-mouth scare.

Foot-and-mouth may return to Britain when sheep are brought down from the hills in autumn, the Meat and Livestock Commission there is warning.

Officials here insist there will be no let up in the battle to keep foot-and-mouth disease out of Ireland following a controversial decision by Tony Blair to scale up the clean operation in Britain.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Britain has denied it was planning a big increase in the foot-and-mouth slaughter regime, after Tory leader William Hague suggested details of a new cull were being held back until after the election.

Foot-and-mouth tests on a sheep in Co Donegal have been confirmed negative, a spokesman from the Department of Agriculture has just revealed.

Restrictions were imposed today on a farm on the north Antrim coast after a new foot-and-mouth alert in Northern Ireland.

The foot-and-mouth crisis and a downturn in the US economy are at the root of the April live register increase, according to Fine Gael.

The fight against foot-and-mouth is finally being won, Tony Blair said today, just days before he is expected to call the next general election.

Dublin Zoo is to re-open today for the first time in more than two months.

The ministers for agriculture and justice are visiting foot-and-mouth border control posts in counties Monaghan and Donegal today.

Senior RUC officers are being called out of early retirement to help with the fight against foot and mouth disease in the North.

A fourth case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease has been discovered in the North.