The Agriculture Minister says turkey will thankfully still be on the menu for families this Christmas. There had been fears that supply would be impacted after two outbreaks of Avian Flu were confirmed in flocks last month.
However, the Department of Agriculture says no new cases have been reported since, and it's 3km protection zone in County Monaghan has been lifted. Minister Charlie McConalogue says people should expect a 'top quality turkey' on plates this Christmas.
"Thankfully, I can report that there will be turkey for Christmas. This is thanks to the many poultry farmers we have across this country and the massive effort they have made over the last number of months and particularly over the last couple of weeks in terms of taking biosecurity measures to keep flocks safe.
"It was a big objective of theirs to provide the service that they provide every year and ensure there is top quality turkey on family dinner plates this Christmas," he added.
