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17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

Five cases have concluded successfully, with a further 12 currently before the courts and awaiting outcomes.

NEWS 2 March 2026

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

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Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

MARKETS 18 December 2025

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

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

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Investigations after cattle reported stolen from Castleblaney farm

Investigations after cattle reported stolen from Castleblaney farm

Gardaí are investigating a suspected farm theft of a number of cattle from a farm in Co Monaghan this week.

NEWS 1 October 2025

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 2025

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