There has been a national bovine tuberculosis eradication programme in Ireland since 1954. Initial progress was rapid, but has subsequently stalled despite the implementation of each of the accepted elements of disease control. Based on results from the East Offaly and four area projects, there is now conclusive evidence that wildlife (specifically transmission of infection badgers to cattle) a...

The health and sustainability of trees are increasingly under threat from biotic abiotic sources, including rising incidences non-native invasive plant pests pathogens. island Ireland (Ireland Northern Ireland) is generally understood to have a high status, due its status because the national international regulations aimed at protecting health. To establish baseline current pest pathogen threa...

OBJECTIVES To compare exposure to secondhand smoke and respiratory health in bar staff in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before and after the introduction of legislation for smoke-free workplaces in the Republic. DESIGN Comparisons before and after the legislation in intervention and control regions. SETTING Public houses in three areas in the Republic (intervention) and one a...

Medical tourism in Ireland, like in many Western states, is built around assumptions about individual agency, choice, possibility, and mobility. One specific form of medical tourism—the flow of women from Ireland traveling in order to secure an abortion—disrupts and contradicts these assumptions. One legacy of the bitter, contentious political and legal battles surrounding abortion in Ireland i...

The special relationship that exists between the United States of America and the island of Ireland has its origins predominantly in emigration. Through several centuries, the interaction generated by familial ties has steadily developed into a strong and lasting bond irrevocably linking both nations. The relationship between the United States of America and Ireland has provided the impetus for...

The importance of Ireland’s wetlands for waterbirds is well documented (Crowe 2005, Boland & Crowe 2012), and the most recent population estimates indicate that more than one million wildfowl and waders winter in Ireland (Crowe et al. 2008). The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) in Northern Ireland and Britain, together with the equivalent scheme in the Republic of Ireland, the Irish Wetland Bird Surv...

CONTEXT The Abortion Law in Northern Ireland - professional attitudes to change. OBJECTIVE To elicit the attitudes of doctors in Northern Ireland, practicing obstetrics and gynaecology or family planning. METHOD Questionnaires (n = 155) were sent to all grades of doctors working in obstetrics and gynaecology or family planning in Northern Ireland during 1996. RESULTS One hundred and two (...

BACKGROUND On Farm Emergency Slaughter (OFES) is the slaughter outside the slaughterhouse, of an otherwise healthy animal, which has suffered an accident that, for welfare reasons, prevented its transport to a slaughterhouse. The procedure is designed to prevent the transport of welfare compromised animals, which may have veterinary certification to slaughterhouses for Casualty Slaughter (CS), ...

Most of the research on paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland has concentrated on either the historical origins of paramilitary organizations or the background characteristics of individuals who engage in this activity. Less attention has been given to analyzing public attitudes in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland toward the use of paramilitary violence as a political tool ...

1 2 CONCENTRATION OF NOROVIRUS DURING WASTEWATER 3 TREATMENT AND THE IMPACT ON OYSTER CONTAMINATION 4 5 6 John Flannery, Sinéad Keaveney, Paulina Rajko-Nenow, Vincent O’Flaherty* 7 and William Doré 8 9 Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland. 10 *Microbial Ecology Laboratory, Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National 11 University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 12 13 Run...