'It’s time for decisive action to protect livestock': Farmers launch 2024 dogs campaign 

"The lack of robust enforcement of the legal obligations on dog owners has allowed these attacks to persist and increase."

IFA president Francie Gorman with Adrian Gallagher, sheep committee chairman and Michael Boyce, as they launch the IFA’s 'No Dogs Allowed' campaign on Michael Boyce’s farm outside Letterkenny, Co Donegal. Picture: Clive Wasson

Farmers have voiced their anger with Government and local authorities that they say "continue to ignore the deepening issue of dog attacks on livestock".

Launching the Irish Farmers' Association's 2024 ‘No Dogs Allowed’ campaign, president Francie Gorman said the association first launched the campaign in 2021 and despite continuous appeals for action, the issue persists.