Rural Life
CAO: Fall in demand for ag science and veterinary courses in 2022
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2022 application data which shows demand for a number of agricultural science courses has decreased...
Rural Life
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2022 application data which shows demand for a number of agricultural science courses has decreased...
Veterinary
A new parasite control strategy for bovine and ovine farmers has been launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Veterinary
The Northern Ireland (NI) branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) have...
Veterinary
New codes of professional conduct have been published for veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurse practitioners by the Veterinary Council of...
Veterinary
An Irish veterinary surgeon who had been working in Australia has been struck of the veterinary register after she admitted...
Veterinary
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the postponement of new legislation in relation to vet medicines must allow...
Veterinary
A TD has said the decision to defer the onset of new vet medicine regulations from January to June “offers...
Veterinary
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that farmers will be relieved that the introduction of a...
Veterinary
A new opportunity to avail of continuous professional development (CPD) points has opened up for Irish vets. This comes following...
N.Ireland
Police have confirmed that a man has been killed and a woman injured following a two-vehicle crash involving a quad...
Agri Politics
Independent senator Victor Boyhan has called for continued access for farmers to essential livestock medicine. He spoke in the Seanad...
Agri-Business
Veterinary Ireland is calling on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI)...
Agri-Business
A veterinary hospital in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, has been closed temporarily, according to the owner of the facility, Independent Vetcare...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s budget for temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) has been increased by €2.8 million...
Agri-Business
The supply of medication by UK manufacturers into Ireland will be negatively impacted if farmers, vets, pharmacies and members of...
Agri-Business
47% of respondents would consider selling their veterinary practice to a corporate entity, according to a recent survey of Irish...
Agri-Business
The Veterinary Council of Ireland has moved to “clarify standards” under its Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Practitioners in a...
Rural Life
The latest preference data from the Central Applications Office (CAO) has shown that Level 8 veterinary courses have fallen in...