Update: Avian Flu Precautions at the Lough

17/11/2025

Two dead swans and a dead duck were removed from the Lough amenity in Cork city over the weekend.

Arrangements have been made for the remains to be transported to a Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine laboratory for testing to confirm the presence or otherwise of bird flu.

However, it will take at last 10 days before the results of these tests are formally confirmed.

In the meantime, biosecurity measures which were introduced at the Lough in September following the first confirmed case of bird flu there, remain in place.

People visiting The Lough are still being advised to avoid contact with sick or dead wild birds.

A temporary ban on fishing there remains in place and the bird feeder remains out of action.

Cork City Council would like to thank people for their continued cooperation during this bird flu outbreak.

The last confirmed positive test for bird flu at the Lough was on September 21.