Resident in the Co Clare villag are concerned that a child will be killed by ingesting Strychnine, after about a dozen dogs in the area were found to have ingested the deadly poison.

A 41-year-old former student of humanities told a dog warden he would shoot him in the leg after his dog had been seized, a court has heard.

A live horse was discovered near where rotting carcasses of around 17 animals were found at the base of cliffs in what has been described as a “planned and sinister” act.

An elusive wild boar that has been frightening walkers in East Clare has been caught on camera.

A dolphin that injured swimmers along the north Clare coast in recent months has itself been attacked.

A rogue fox has killed and eaten three dogs in a housing estate in recent weeks prompting authorities to warn homeowners of the risk of a child being attacked.

Underground hunting rings are believed to be behind the reintroduction of herds of wild boar into rural County Clare.

A father has described the “nightmare” attack where a Siberian husky dog seized his three-year-old daughter in his mouth and threw her back and forth.

A 4FT snake discovered in a Co Clare graveyard by a local woman had been missing for six weeks but has now been returned to its rightful owner.

A COW nearly trampled a garda and three mart-goers after escaping onto a busy road.