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Covid testing to end for health staff and visitors with no symptoms

Covid-19 testing for most symptomless staff and visitors in health settings will end in Northern Ireland from Monday. The move comes as the region’s chief medical officer said the number of Covid cases is likely to rise again this winter. Advice to ...

30 Sept 2022 at 13:11

Features

How County Derry weathered the Spanish Flu pandemic

As 1918 began to draw to a close, the world lay in a state of flux. The signing of the Armistice in November had just brought an end to the hostilities of the First World War. Newspaper column inches were dedicated to tales of returning soldiers, ...

14 Jul 2021 at 07:00

DerryNow

Chief Vet urges vigilance after Avian Influenza detected in Magherafelt

Northern Ireland’s Chief Vet, Dr. Robert Huey, has called on all bird and poultry keepers to immediately step up their biosecurity measures and remain vigilant against the latest threat of Avian Influenza (AI). The call comes after the ...

09 Jun 2023 at 19:30

Local News

Dead swan in County Derry town tests positive for Avian Influenza

An Influenza Protection Zone (AIPZ) has been introduced in Northern Ireland from Tuesday, December 1. The move follows the discovery of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 (HPAI H5N8) in five wild birds across NI in recent weeks, ...

01 Dec 2020 at 01:24

Northern Ireland

Avian influenza prevention zone in Northern Ireland to be lifted

The avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) in Northern Ireland is to be lifted. Stormont Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said the zone in force across Northern Ireland, and the current ban on poultry gatherings, will be lifted at ...

27 May 2025 at 16:15

Northern Ireland

Restrictions to stop spread of avian flu introduced in Northern Ireland

Housing measures for birds and poultry have been introduced in Northern Ireland in a bid to stop the spread of bird flu. The order, implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), requires ...

17 Feb 2025 at 10:57

Northern Ireland

Suspected case of bird flu identified near Omagh

A suspected case of bird flu has been identified at a commercial poultry premises in Co Tyrone. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) said disease control measures have been initiated following ...

05 Oct 2025 at 17:50

Northern Ireland

Suspected bird flu outbreak ‘devastating’ for business owner and wider industry

The discovery of suspected bird flu at a commercial poultry premises in Co Tyrone is “devastating” for the business owner and the wider industry in Northern Ireland, the Agriculture minister has said. Andrew Muir updated ...

07 Oct 2025 at 13:40

Northern Ireland

Stormont department took swift action over bird flu, says minister

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has insisted his department “took swift action” over bird flu in Northern Ireland. Housing measures for birds and poultry to halt the spread of Avian Influenza came into force in the ...

17 Feb 2025 at 16:49

Northern Ireland

Thousands of birds to be culled after latest suspected case of avian flu

More than 30,000 birds are to be culled after the latest suspected case of bird flu in Northern Ireland. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) said it was investigating a third ...

24 Feb 2025 at 19:42

Local News

Avian influenza prevention zone in Northern Ireland to be lifted

27 May 2025 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

‘Concern’ at three bird flu outbreaks early in high risk period – minister

The Government is continuing to monitor bird flu in flocks after three confirmed outbreaks early in the high risk period, the Agriculture Minister has said. Martin Heydon said it was of concern that ...

15 Nov 2025 at 16:43

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