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An illegal animal slaughterhouse in Louth has been shut down by Louth County Council with help from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
Animal sheds, a slaughterhouse and a cutting plant were all found to be operating illegally in Lannat, Corcreaghy, Co Louth, and a man called Barry McConnon was convicted for the offence of operating an illegal slaughterhouse.
“A prosecution for 16 offences of food law was served by Louth County Council in relation to the animal sheds occupied by Barry McConnon,” the FSAI said.
At a sitting at Carrickmacross District Court in Monaghan last November, Judge Denis McLoughlin fined McConnon €2,500.
He paid €1,000 and a forfeiture order was made in respect of all equipment seized.
The judge adjourned the remaining five summons to 10 March 2021.
The food watchdog told the Irish Farmers Journal that it was operating on an intelligence-led operation between them, An Garda Síochána, Louth County Council, Monaghan County Council and the Department of Agriculture.
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