Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork is to close to the public on Tuesday and Wednesday due to suspected cases of bird flu.
The wildlife park reported the suspected cases of avian influenza to the Department of Agriculture.
A decision was then made to suspend public access to the park on Tuesday and the day after.
The park said further updates would be shared “in due course”.
Bird flu is a is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads among domestic poultry as well as pet birds and wild ones.
Cases of bird flu in people are very rare as it does not spread easily to humans.
Earlier this month Irish bird keepers were urged by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to “take strict precautions and exercise the highest standards of biosecurity”, following a suspected case in Co Tyrone.
Mr Heydon said the risk of avian influenza would increase during the winter. All poultry owners in the State are required to register their flocks with the department.
Earlier this year, thousands of birds were culled and sanitation actions carried out at premises in Magherafelt, Co Derry, and at Cookstown, Pomeroy and Stewartstown, all Co Tyrone, where cases had been confirmed.