20 cattle and calves die from suspected lead poisoning
Gardaí are seeking public assistance after it emerged that the animals ingested the lead from dumped and broken car batteries.
The disused batteries had been either thrown or dumped deliberately into a roadside field near Tarbert where the herd was grazing.
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