Calls for protection for the Irish Goat

The Old Irish Goat Society is recognised by the Department and is approved to maintain a breeding programme in Ireland.

Mulranny Old Irish Goats. Picture: Old Irish Goat Society

The Old Irish Goat, which has been part of the rural landscape for over 4,000 years, should be urgently added to the list of animals protected under the Wildlife Act.

Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West, made the call in the Dail after claiming the species is critically endangered and being ruthlessly targeted by trophy hunters.