Deer
Caoimhe Harney on 14 Oct 2021
TB must be eradicated in the shortest possible timeframe - IFA
The IFA has said the extra resources for the TB Eradication Programme are a significant first step in reducing TB levels.
Declan O'Brien on 10 Oct 2021
Watch for deer during the rutting season
The unsettled nature of male deer at this time of the year means that some animals can be aggressive.
Rachel Donovan on 13 Sep 2021
Farmer anger over TB risk from butchered deer
A Kildare farmer was shocked to find the remains of a deer carcase on his farm over the weekend.
Letters to the Editor on 25 Aug 2021
Letter: Deer roaming farm to farm
"I have been surprised to see the overwhelming number of deer roaming from farm to farm and hillside to hillside" – Eileen Ryan, Clonanav, Ballymacarbry, Co Waterford.
Ellen Durkin on 02 Aug 2021
Dexter cattle to be introduced at Áras an Uachtaráin
Set on 130ac in the Phoenix Park, the grounds are already home to two Connemara ponies and a range of bee hives.
Amy Forde on 27 May 2021
75% of inconclusives testing positive for TB – ICMSA
The Department of Agriculture started blood testing inconclusive animals in April of this year.
The Dealer on 19 May 2021
Take heart from the good news farmers are sharing
While the narrative around farming can appear negative, so much good work is being quietly done by farmers.
Caitríona Morrissey on 04 May 2021
Cull of deer needed in west Waterford – councillor
Growing deer numbers are being blamed by some farmers for a rise in TB cases.
Niall Hurson on 13 Apr 2021
Control of wild deer must be central to TB strategy - ICSA
The ICSA said that farmers had long suspected deer were a contributing factor to the spread of TB.
Barry Cassidy on 28 Mar 2021
Ireland’s deer population ‘increasing in range and numbers’
The number of deer reported shot during the hunting season has risen from 10,000 in 2000 to 40,000 for the first time in 2018.
The Dealer on 24 Mar 2021
Noonan sticking to his guns
Last week Minister Noonan announced that applications were open for the 2021-22 deer hunting season, something you would assume would be at odds with him being an "animal rights activist".
Barry Cassidy on 15 Mar 2021
Applications for deer hunting season open
Minister Noonan said responsible hunting can have an overall positive impact on nature by helping to manage deer populations at a sustainable level, in the absence of predators.
Amy Forde on 10 Mar 2021
TB vaccine for cattle may be possible in five to 10 years – Department
The reason that it is not used in cattle is that if you vaccinate bovines with the BCG, they test positive to the skin test, Eoin Ryan of the Department of Agriculture has said.
Amy Forde on 10 Mar 2021
Three deer out of 87 tested positive for TB in 2020 – Department
The Department of Agriculture carries out TB tests on deer carcases where farmers have concerns that they are transmitting TB to cattle.
Barry Cassidy on 27 Jan 2021
Farmers to face extra testing under new TB crackdown
All cattle moving out of a herd will have to undergo pre- or post-movement testing, unless both the animal and the herd of origin were TB tested in the preceding six months.
Barry Cassidy on 27 Jan 2021
Farmers to face extra testing under new TB crackdown
All cattle moving out of a herd will have to undergo pre- or post-movement testing unless both the animal and the herd of origin were TB tested in the preceding six months.
Amy Forde on 03 Jan 2021
Wild deer and ‘trespassing sheep’ fenced out of Galway nature reserve
Wild deer and sheep have been fenced out of a Galway nature reserve due to overgrazing.
Caitríona Morrissey on 23 Dec 2020
Watch: the Irishman milking deer in New Zealand
Simon Wakefield left his family's dairy farm in Offaly for a six-month working holiday in New Zealand in 2013. Over seven years later, he’s still there, but on a very different type of farm.
The Dealer on 11 Nov 2020
Are there lockdown lessons for TB eradication?
With reactor numbers rising and EU funding falling, can Ireland find a way to break the yo-yo cycle of bovine TB infection levels?
Amy Forde on 11 Nov 2020
Farmer views: proposed pre-movement testing a 'smokescreen'
Amy Forde speaks to farmers about the proposed new pre-movement TB testing in the draft TB strategy.