Latest: Irish Council Against Blood Sports joins calls for inquiry into Monaghan cattle shooting

There have been calls for an independent inquiry into why the army were called in to shoot five cattle on a farm in Monaghan, earlier in the week.

The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has echoed recent calls for an independent inquiry into shooting dead of cattle on a farm at Annacroft, Carrickmacross, last Tuesday.

The organisation has also written to the Garda Commissioner, calling for a garda investigation into the matter.