Flock of turkeys in south Wicklow culled after bird flu outbreak

The Department of Agriculture has set up a protection zone centred on an area near Knockananna. File picture: Dan Linehan

A flock of turkeys in south Wicklow have been culled after the first outbreak of the H5N8 bird flu strain on an Irish farm.

The Department of Agriculture has set up a protection zone centred on an area near Knockananna.