Animal diseases and bovine TB in particular continue to plague farms across the island of Ireland.
In the year to March 2025, there were 41,548 cases of bovine TB detected on Irish farms – an increase of over 11,600 on the previous 12 months.
This comes with a hefty price tag; in 2021, direct costs of bovine TB were estimated at €105 million.
Midlands Northwest MEP Maria Walsh met this week with Commissioner Várhelyi to highlight this challenge and pushed for urgent action and financing from the European Commission.
MEP Walsh says that to truly eradicate bovine TB in Ireland, we need cross-border cooperation and increased funding supports.
She has been giving more details to Midwest Radio’s Michael D. McAndrew:
