Organised by the IFA, farmers say they're seeking an increase in product prices to offset rise input costs.

Farmers say they are at the point where they can't afford to produce Bord Bia Quality Approved chicken,eggs, and pig meat.

This is the fifth outbreak of avian influenza in poultry in the Republic of Ireland this year, and the fourth in County Monaghan.

Test results have identified evidence of bird flu in samples from a turkey flock in County Monaghan.

Four cases of the highly contagious H5N1 strain were detected in wild birds around the country in the past week.

The Minister clarified that the criteria states the sector must be able to show that employees can't be sourced within Ireland or the EU.

Last week the Government relaxed rules on recruiting workers from outside the European Economic Area.

Minister Heydon said he's keen to support poultry producers in Cavan and Monaghan.