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Farmer left to bear costs after two sheep killed in dog attack
James Hanly
The attack took place in Ballylaneen in the early hours of Saturday morning 4 January. Ten more sheep were injured in the attack.
11 January 2025 News
Kerry dog attack map could still be published
Councillor Fionnán Fitzgerald said it may now be published in a heat map style, while Kerry IFA is running an awareness campaign with gardaí. Anne O'Donoghue and James Hanly report.
10 January 2025 News
Kerry dog attack map could still be published
Councillor Fionnán Fitzgerald said it may now be published in a heat map style, while Kerry IFA is running an awareness campaign with Gardaí. Anne O'Donoghue and James Hanly report.
Put all dog control responsibilities under one department's roof - INHFA
The INHFA is looking for dog control to feature in government formation talks with a view to bringing all responsibilities under the remit of a single department.
10 January 2025 News
Ongoing dog attacks on sheep
To date there have been 22 instances of dog attacks/ stray dogs in my area since December 2022, recorded by myself alone.
18 December 2024 Letters
Farmers call for action over rural trespassers
Over 60 farmers attended a meeting in Roundfort community centre, near Ballinrobe, on Monday night on lurchers and trespassing.
12 December 2024 News
In pictures: deadly dog attack drives ewes off cliff
Two dogs ran sheep off the side of a cliff in west Galway, with the farmer now left searching for the missing ewes injured or dead.
9 December 2024 News
Clare farmer shoots dog attacking sheep
Two dogs were also shot in a separate incident a couple of weeks before this, in which four sheep were killed in Clarecastle, Co Clare.
4 December 2024 News
Robust measures needed to curb dog attacks on sheep
A lack of a centralised database to identify those responsible for their dogs and a lack of enforcement at ground level is compounding issues.
27 November 2024 Tagging
'The biggest problem coming for us is the wolf,' says Austrian farmer
“There were no wolves here for 200 years. The iron curtain opened up due to political changes, and since then the wolves are coming from the east." Claire McCormack reports.
27 November 2024 Feature
IFA blasts lack of action on dog attacks on sheep
Robust measures are needed to address dogs worrying and attacking sheep, the IFA has said.
26 November 2024 News
Hundreds of livestock maimed or killed by dogs
New figures from the Department of Rural Development show over 730 farm animals were attacked by dogs last year.
27 October 2024 News