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'Root and branch' review of horse slaughter system needed
Noel Bardon
The highest official in the Department of Agriculture believes that horse traceability rules can be circumvented.
8 July 2024 News
‘Not appropriate’ to shut horse slaughter on allegations alone - Minister
The Minister said that general and non-specific allegations made on a horse slaughter facility were not enough to justify the Department shutting the plant later featured in RTÉ Investigates.
26 June 2024 Northern Ireland
IFJ Junior: amazing Grace taking the reigns
Co Derry teenager Grace Neely, gives an insight into her role on the family farm and her love of horses, Kieran Mailey reports.
Irish Horse: seven actions that need to be taken to improve equine welfare
The RTÉ Investigates report has led to a lot of talking and finger-pointing. So what needs to be done now, asks Mark Costello.
26 June 2024 Racing & P-2-P
Irish Horse: not out to pasture
Helen Sharp puts the spotlight on our golden oldie equine friends, because they simply don’t get the recognition.
26 June 2024 Breeding
Comment: Permanent ban on horse slaughter not the right approach
Caitríona Morrissey looks at why banning horse slaughter in the aftermath of the RTÉ Investigates revelations is not the right thing to do.
19 June 2024 News
McConalogue suspends operations at horse abattoir
The Co Kildare slaughter plant is also subject to a legal notice detaining all carcases that presented for slaughter in the past week.
16 June 2024 News
Sinn Féin calls on Department to take control of horse abattoir
The Department must take over the running of the only horse abattoir in the country after the activities broadcast by RTÉ Investigates on Wednesday, according to Sinn Féin’s Claire Kerrane.
13 June 2024 News
Investigations into horse welfare at slaughter after RTÉ programme
Footage shown in an RTÉ Investigates programme on horse slaughter is being treated ‘extremely seriously’ by Minister McConalogue.
13 June 2024 News
Straight from the 'Horse’s Mouth' in Co Sligo
“The practical knowledge and experience of farmers is an undervalued and underutilised resource in tackling current challenges like building nature back into farm enterprises” writes Brendan Dunford
5 June 2024 Footprint Farmers
Horse owners warned of passport pitfalls in ACRES
Horse owners trying to avoid steep foal registration costs, need to be aware of the implications for farm scheme payments.
29 May 2024 News
Irish Horse: seasons of change
Looking past the wet ground to the season ahead and celebrating social media fame for the new donkey additions to the farm, writes Christa Dillon.
8 May 2024 News