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CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre

April 22, 2020

Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre for the delivery…

NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan

April 10, 2020

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland vets could be drafted into hospitals to help with the Covid-19 response, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has…

Vets offer support to HSE in tackling Covid-19

March 30, 2020

Agri-Business

Veterinary practitioners around Ireland have been in touch with the Health Service Executive (HSE) in recent days, offering resources in the fight to…

Confine services: VCI issues updated Covid-19 guidelines

March 30, 2020

Agri-Business

The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has issued updated guidelines in accordance with the increased restrictions brought in by the Government to limit…

Vets running med pick-up services and rotating staff to combat Covid-19

March 19, 2020

Agri-Business

A number of veterinary practices around the country are taking measures to enact social distancing precautions including the operation of a pick-up service…

New president steps up to take on dual BVA NI and NIVA role

February 13, 2020

N.Ireland

The Northern Ireland Branch of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the North of Ireland Veterinary Association (NIVA) have jointly welcomed a new…

74% of vet respondents do not know worth of practice – study

January 30, 2020

Agri-Business

74% of Irish vets could be at a disadvantage when selling their practice because they do not know what their business is worth,…

Veterinary Council of Ireland launches corporate strategy to 2023

December 11, 2019

Agri-Business

The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) launched its corporate strategy for 2019-2023 in Dublin earlier today, Wednesday, December 11. Minister for Agriculture, Food…

NI vets praised for ‘strong and supportive’ work ahead of Brexit

November 27, 2019

N.Ireland

The British Veterinary Association’s Daniella Dos Santos has used her first major speech as president to praise the vital work of vets in…

4 members elected to the Veterinary Council of Ireland

October 25, 2019

Agri-Business

The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) has elected four veterinary practitioners to the council, following a veterinary practitioner election. The VCI is the…

Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme

February 9, 2019

Sheep

A Northern Ireland sheep scab event will explore whether demand exists for a programme to combat the disease following anecdotal reports of increased…

Department looking at redeploying vets for border inspections

February 8, 2019

Agri Politics

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that it is looking into the possibility of redeploying veterinary staff to deal…

Vets ‘increasingly alarmed’ with department Brexit plan

January 21, 2019

Agri-Business

The Veterinary Officers’ Association (VOA) has become “increasingly alarmed” with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM’s) response to Brexit, the…

Larne sheep farmer and vet named as new AVSPNI president

January 15, 2019

Rural Life

Co. Antrim sheep farmer and vet Paul Crawford has been named as the new Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising in Northern Ireland (AVSPNI)…

Veterinary dispute puts Irish pig industry in jeopardy

January 10, 2019

Agri-Business

“You’d wonder if there is a future for pigmeat in this country at all.” These were the sentiments expressed by Co. Cavan pig…

Port and airport vets won’t be hired until 2019

November 15, 2018

Agri Politics

Despite the Taoiseach’s announcement during the summer, when he said vets would be hired to man Irish ports and airports, the recruitment process…

NI vet crisis looms as Brexit deadline advances

October 25, 2018

N.Ireland

British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty has championed the vital work of vets in Northern Ireland and called for “urgent action” to…

Just 1 veterinary inspector hired by department in 2018

July 26, 2018

Agri Politics

Just one veterinary inspector has been hired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine during the year to date, according to…

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