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3,500 reactors valued above TB compensation ceilings

Some 3,500 reactors out of a total of just under 40,000 identified last year were valued above the Department's compensation ceilings.

NEWS 11 February 2026

3,500 reactors valued above TB compensation ceilings

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TB reactor numbers fall 8% in 2025

TB reactor numbers fall 8% in 2025

NEWS 30 December 2025

Minister claims ‘temporary backlog’ in TB compensation now cleared

Minister claims ‘temporary backlog’ in TB compensation now cleared

NEWS 1 December 2025

Rate of factory lesions double over last five years

Rate of factory lesions double over last five years

Rate of factory lesions double over last five years

NEWS 26 November 2025

Rate of factory lesions double over last five years

Rate of factory lesions double over last five years

Rate of factory lesions double over last five years

NEWS 21 November 2025

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TB reactors rise by 6% to more than 40,000 this year

TB reactors rise by 6% to more than 40,000 this year

Yearly reactor numbers and 12-month herd incidence are both TB metrics that have worsened since 2024.

MARKETS 23 April 2025

TB compensation averaged €1,536/reactor in 2024

TB compensation averaged €1,536/reactor in 2024

A new report has focused on the rising TB bills faced by the Department as the disease continues.

NEWS 23 April 2025

TB reactor numbers show signs of steadying

TB reactor numbers show signs of steadying

The number of TB reactors identified during herd tests was lower in the 12 months up to September than it had been in the year up to January.

NEWS 23 April 2025

Jeremy Clarkson’s farm goes down with TB

Jeremy Clarkson’s farm goes down with TB

Owned by presenter Jeremy Clarkson since 2008, the farm is approximately 500ac of mixed-use farmland including tillage, beef cattle, pigs, chickens and goats.

NEWS 23 April 2025

Carrigallen Mart to hold sale for TB-restricted herds on Martbids

Carrigallen Mart to hold sale for TB-restricted herds on Martbids

Adam Woods has details of Carriagllen Mart's planned sale for TB-restricted herds.

MARKETS 23 April 2025

Minister plans to move quickly to introduce new TB measures

Minister plans to move quickly to introduce new TB measures

Minister Heydon held an emergency TB summit with farm organisations and other stakeholders on Thursday.

NEWS 23 April 2025

TB reactors up 8.5% so far this year

TB reactors up 8.5% so far this year

The number of cattle going down in TB tests was up over 8% when comparing the first three months of 2025 with the same months last year.

NEWS 23 April 2025

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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