A farmer has pleaded guilty to 14 sample counts, mainly in relation to bovine tagging and identification, animal movement, and animal health and welfare.

A Cork farmer convicted of animal cruelty for ‘barbaric’ bovine tail docking has been fined €4,000.

A West Cork cattle dealer who pleaded guilty to moving cattle into a restricted herd, contrary to legislation aimed at preventing the spread of TB, has received a six-month suspended prison sentence.

A man got the shock of his life today when he leapt out of bed to his son’s cries of “Polar bear!”