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Department carrying out foot-and-mouth simulation exercises
Anne O'Donoghue
The Minister for Agriculture also said those travelling from foot-and-mouth disease-affected regions should not enter a farm for 14 days after arriving in Ireland.
2 April 2025 News
Five more cases of foot and mouth in Europe
Hungary has confirmed a fourth case, while Slovakia has confirmed a fifth outbreak.
27 March 2025 News
Slovakia and Hungary confirm further cases of foot and mouth
Hungary has confirmed a second case, while Slovakia has confirmed a fourth outbreak.
Grazing ban in Hungary to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease
Pigs are also to be slaughtered by the end of March in the area classed as high-risk for the disease along the border with Slovakia.
26 March 2025 News
Heydon urges vigilance following foot-and-mouth outbreaks in Slovakia
No cattle, sheep or pigs have been imported into Ireland from Slovakia, Hungary or Germany since 1 January 2025.
21 March 2025 News
Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed on three farms in Slovakia
Local media are reporting that around 2,500 cattle are to be culled from three farms now that foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed.
21 March 2025 News
Hungarian foot-and-mouth case not linked to cattle movements
It has now been just over a week since Hungary declared its first case of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease in 50 years.
15 March 2025 News
Avoiding foot-in-mouth is the aim
While concern over a second Foot and Mouth case of the year is understandable, the most significant dangers this week lie in Washington DC, not Hungary.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Hungary to bury cattle carcases after foot-and-mouth outbreak
Ireland's Department of Agriculture confirmed that there have been no movements of foot-and-mouth-susceptible species into Ireland from Hungary since 1 January.
10 March 2025 News