A man has been hospitalised after he was injured by a loose cow close to Ennis Mart on Thursday morning.

The incident happened at around 10.15am.

The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the Charolais cow broke loose when she was being unloaded by a farmer in the unloading area at the rear of the mart facility.

She was headed towards the town when a man, who was working at a premises adjacent to the mart, attempted to stop her.

Knocked down

He was knocked down and injured and was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.

Sergeant Gary Stack of Ennis Garda station confirmed: “The animal made its way all the way to Dunnes Stores where it was brought to a halt at Park Avenue where a couple of men from Clare Marts got the animal into a trailer.

"The man who was injured was taken to hospital but his injuries aren’t life-threatening.”

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