A man whose horse was destroyed by a county council over unpaid impounding fees has been awarded €2,000 by the High Court.

A man whose horse was destroyed by a county council over unpaid impounding fees did not accept the animal was found wandering on a public road, the High Court has heard.

The owner of a thoroughbred horse has sued Galway County Council over what he claims was the wrongful seizure and subsequent slaughter of the animal by the local authority.