Rural Life
Guidance for animal owners when dealing with vets
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has published new information aimed at providing guidance to animal owners in their interactions...
Veterinary Council of Ireland
Veterinary
321 new vets registered in 2023
A total of 321 new vets and 126 veterinary nurses were registered to the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) in...
Agri-Business
Veterinary Council of Ireland elects Rachel Brown as president
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has confirmed today (Sunday, January 28) that Rachel Brown has been elected as its...
Veterinary
Vet council aims for enhanced premises accreditation standards
The new corporate strategy of the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) was launched today (Wednesday, December 13) at the Mansion...
Veterinary
Veterinary Council of Ireland seeks views on corporate strategy
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has today (Friday, August 25) launched a public consultation on its new corporate strategy...
Veterinary
VCI to apply accreditation to new veterinary medicine courses
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has said that any new veterinary medicine courses will be subject to accreditation standards....
Agri-Business
36 complaints made to Veterinary Council of Ireland in 2022
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) received 36 complaints in 2022, which is down by 80% when compared to the...
Agri-Business
65% of registered vets qualified in Ireland
65% of vets registered to practice in Ireland qualified here, according to the University College Dublin (UCD) School of Veterinary...
Agri-Business
Harris: Report on new vet school due 'very shortly'
A report by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on a proposed new veterinary school is to be presented to government...
Veterinary
HSE warns vets about outbreak of diptheria-like disease
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has notified the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) of an outbreak of Corynebacterium ulcerans which...
Veterinary
Senator: Review of vet school opportunities 'a positive step'
The appointment of an expert advisory panel to review opportunities for new veterinary medicine programmes has been hailed as “a...
Agri-Business
VCI legal fees increased to nearly €750,000 in 2022
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) paid out nearly €750,000 in legal fees in 2022, Agriland has learned. The council...
Veterinary
VCI to review vet school applications as part of expert panel
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has welcomed the opportunity to identify options to build capacity in veterinary education as...
Veterinary
Concerns raised about 'rushed' process to establish new vet school
Veterinary practitioners have raised concerns about an expert panel which will review applications of third-level institutions to host a second...
Veterinary
71% increase in complaints to veterinary council in 2021
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), the statutory body responsible for regulating the veterinary professions, has published a report offering...
Veterinary
Irish vets to be allowed work in Australasia under new deal
A new agreement that will allow Irish-educated vets to practice in Australia and New Zealand has been signed by the...
Agri-Business
Record number of veterinary professionals as 271 recently added to register
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has registered 271 veterinary professionals to date, in 2022. The breakdown of recently registered...
Veterinary
Veterinary Council presents awards for distinction to 2022 graduates
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has presented special awards for distinction to members of the 2022 graduating class from...