Coughlan bans UK meat imports, FMD response discussed in North

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.

Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan has imposed a ban on all imports to Ireland of UK meat and livestock in response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey, England.

Sixty animals have tested positive for the disease on a farm in Surrey, where a culling operation is due to swing into operation shortly.