Independent probe ordered into unexplained animal ailments on Irish farm

Independent probe ordered into unexplained animal ailments on Irish farm

Charlie McConalogue has ordered a new independent investigation. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

The agriculture minister has ordered a new independent investigation into a case of unexplained animal ailments on a farm in Kilkenny.

Dan Brennan's farm in Castlecomer suffered contamination which stunted the growth of dozens of livestock and withered trees, which only cleared up when a brick factory next to the farm shut down.

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