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Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Half of the cattle reported stolen so far this year were from herds in just two border counties.

MARKETS 18 December 2025

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

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Man charged over cattle theft in Cork

Man charged over cattle theft in Cork

NEWS 10 December 2025

Man arrested in relation to stolen cattle in Cork

Man arrested in relation to stolen cattle in Cork

NEWS 9 December 2025

Inside the Farmers Journal: surge in dog attacks on livestock

Inside the Farmers Journal: surge in dog attacks on livestock

Inside the Farmers Journal: surge in dog attacks on livestock

NEWS 20 November 2025

Investigations after cattle reported stolen from Castleblaney farm

Investigations after cattle reported stolen from Castleblaney farm

Investigations after cattle reported stolen from Castleblaney farm

NEWS 7 November 2025

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Jail for man who stabbed pigs at site earmarked for asylum seekers

Jail for man who stabbed pigs at site earmarked for asylum seekers

Darren Jackson (40) of Rivermeade, Co Dublin, admitted driving four pigs from a farm in Cavan to the site, but said that an accomplice used a scalpel to injure the animals. Declan Brennan reports.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

The group is also suspected of fraudulently declaring agricultural land and pastures that did not belong to them or did not meet eligibility criteria.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Trespass to be a focus for new Garda rural crime lead

Trespass to be a focus for new Garda rural crime lead

Superintendent Michael Corbett said trespass by groups with dogs was a problem faced by farmers right around the country.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Two arrested in Kildare in connection with rural burglaries in northwest

Two arrested in Kildare in connection with rural burglaries in northwest

The two were arrested as part of ongoing investigations into organised criminal activity linked to rural burglaries and criminality.

NEWS 22 September 2025

Investigation into alleged illegal felling of 30ac of trees and hedgerows

Investigation into alleged illegal felling of 30ac of trees and hedgerows

Senator Malcolm Noonan described the alleged illegal felling of trees as 'wilful destruction'.

FORESTRY 22 September 2025

Four before Romanian courts accused of €2.2m EU farm funding fraud

Four before Romanian courts accused of €2.2m EU farm funding fraud

Some 86 plots of land worth an estimated €170,000 have been seized from the farmer to help compensate damage to EU funds.

NEWS 22 September 2025

TD to seek update to trespass law in attempt to increase their scope

TD to seek update to trespass law in attempt to increase their scope

An amendment to existing trespass legislation will be introduced to the Dáil this week in a bid to expand the law's scope.

NEWS 22 September 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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