122,000 animals in university lab tests in Ireland between 2012-2014

Nearly 122,000 animals were used in tests at six of the country’s top universities over a three-year period.

Figures obtained under Freedom of Information show Trinity College used the most animals for tests from 2012 to 2014, followed by University College Cork and NUI Galway.

The universities said they had received no complaints about the volume of tests and research and all stressed no cosmetic testing was carried out on animals, which is banned under EU law.