Laois farm the fourth to be impacted by bird flu outbreak

Agriculture minister Martin Heydon: 'Unfortunately, another outbreak of avian influenza has occurred, this time in a turkey flock in Co Laois, detected on November 21.' File Picture: Andy Gibson.

A fourth outbreak of bird flu in a commercial turkey flock has been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture.

The farm near Ballybrittas, Co Laois, is believed to have up to 30,000 turkeys.