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'Biosecurity Alert' After Asian Hornet Captured in Cork
The capture of one Asian hornet in Cork has prompted a government taskforce to act swiftly to protect native pollinators and biodiversity, officials said.
- Authorities confirmed the detection and removal of a single Asian Hornet in Cork on 12 August 2025, prompting a biosecurity alert across Ireland.
- This event followed a previous sighting in Dublin in 2021 and reflects the species' invasive nature, originally identified in Europe in 2004 in a shipment from China to France.
- The sighting was reported by a member of the public and confirmed by entomologists, prompting rapid expert surveillance which trapped the hornet and detected no initial nest activity.
- Minister Christopher O'Sullivan highlighted the danger Asian Hornets pose to native pollinators and biodiversity, stressing the importance of promptly addressing every reported sighting. Meanwhile, a new interdepartmental taskforce has been set up to manage and coordinate the ongoing response efforts.
- The incident triggered establishment of the Asian Hornet Management Group to monitor the situation, relying on public vigilance and expert collaboration to prevent establishment of this invasive species.
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