Fota Wildlife Park is to reopen to the public later this month after it was closed due to an outbreak of avian influenza.
Director Aileen Tennant said the park will reopen on Saturday 20 December.
The wildlife park in Co Cork has been closed for ten weeks since 14 October over the outbreak, which originated from wild bird populations.
In a statement, Fota Wildlife Park said all of the birds there have been tested twice for the disease, with the results coming back negative.
It added that it worked "closely the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine" to put in place "comprehensive biosecurity protocols and disease control measures".
In October, the wildlife park euthanised some of its Greylag Goose population following 11 confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza.
Ms Tennant thanked the Department for their assistance and praised the park's staff for their work during the outbreak.
"Their dedication and commitment to animal care and conservation work has been continuing diligently while we have been closed," she said.
"We are also incredibly grateful for the vital intervention of operational state funding recently announced by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
"This financial support will secure critical investment in Ireland’s biodiversity infrastructure and allows our dedicated teams to continue with our native species work and international conservation programmes," Ms Tennant added.
The park is 10km east of Cork city. It attracts around 430,000 visitors per year and is one of the country's most popular visitor attractions.
Ms Tennant thanked the public, along with the park’s annual pass holders and stakeholders for their "overwhelming" support during the closure.
"With the countdown to Christmas well under way, we are asking the public to continue their long-standing support for Fota Wildlife Park.
"This support will ensure we have the resources to help us maintain world-class care standards and to continue our critical conservation work for years to come," she said.
Fota said that it will "continue to maintain its enhanced biosecurity measures and monitoring protocols".
