Mr Patrick McVerry, Tullyah Road, Belleeks, Newry was convicted at Newry Magistrates Court on 19/07/2021 of one charge of using an ear tag to identify an animal that had already been used to identify another animal, 24 charges of failure to notify the movement of animals onto his holding or the birth of said animals, 21 charges of failure to notify the movement of animals off his holding and nine charges of providing false information to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has outlined how the use of green design in the delivery of road signage and street lighting is improving energy efficiency across her Department as part of the fight against the climate crisis.

The Department of Health today published the next in the series of weekly results from its COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS).

New arrangements for compensation to farmers, steps to tackle TB in wildlife, the testing of non-bovines for bTB, and the increased use of the interferon gamma blood test in cattle will all be consulted upon as part of a new long-term strategy to eradicate bovine TB (bTB) from Northern Ireland, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots announced today.

The interim vaccine certification process is being updated to enable users to download their vaccine certificates at home.