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Kildare sheep subjected to savage dog attack

A flock of over 50 ewes with twin lambs were mauled and killed by dogs at the weekend.

NEWS 4 June 2025

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Machinery operators ‘need to be conscious of other road users’ – Healy-Rae

Machinery operators ‘need to be conscious of other road users’ – Healy-Rae

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Judge gives dog owner ultimatum in sheep worrying case

Judge gives dog owner ultimatum in sheep worrying case

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Dáil to consider ban on foxhunting

Dáil to consider ban on foxhunting

Dáil to consider ban on foxhunting

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Mainstay Jan tops Farmers Marts working dog sale at £13,300

Mainstay Jan tops Farmers Marts working dog sale at £13,300

Mainstay Jan tops Farmers Marts working dog sale at £13,300

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UFU and IFA call for all-island measures to address uncontrolled dog ‘crisis’

UFU and IFA call for all-island measures to address uncontrolled dog ‘crisis’

It comes after both organisations held a joint sheep meeting where they discussed the “current fragmented approach to dog ownership regulation” that is failing farmers.

NEWS 24 March 2025

£1.8m worth of animals killed in UK dog attacks in 2024

£1.8m worth of animals killed in UK dog attacks in 2024

UK insurance composite NFU Mutual has urged pet owners to keep their dogs on a lead this Easter, as it expects thousands of people to plan a spring day out with their dogs in the countryside.

NEWS 24 March 2025

Skipton spring working dog sale tops out at £9,000

Skipton spring working dog sale tops out at £9,000

Rachel Gallagher reports on the recent CCM Skipton Auction Mart's Spring working sheepdog sale.

PEDIGREE 24 March 2025

Jim tops Skipton spring working dog sale at £9,000

Jim tops Skipton spring working dog sale at £9,000

Rachel Gallagher reports on the recent CCM Skipton Auction Mart spring working sheepdog sale.

PEDIGREE 24 March 2025

Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024

Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024

Figures obtained by the Irish Farmers Journal from the Department of Agriculture showed that a number farmers have been barred from owning cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses since 2021.

NEWS 24 March 2025

Four lambs put down after dog attack in Kildare

Four lambs put down after dog attack in Kildare

A sheep farmer in Kildare has yet again been forced to put sheep down in the aftermath of a dog attack.

NEWS 24 March 2025

Minister warns dog owners of financial devastation of dog attacks

Minister warns dog owners of financial devastation of dog attacks

National awareness campaign to remind dog owners of their responsibilities at lambing time.

NEWS 24 March 2025

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