Catherine O'Brien's conviction for animal welfare offences quashed

A further order for costs was reserved pending agreement between the two sides

Catherine O’Brien, 45, was convicted in absentia at Gorey District Court in June 2021 on 34 counts of animal cruelty relating to the seizure of 33 thoroughbred horses in a malnourished state in Co. Wexford in 2019.

A Cork woman has had her conviction for animal welfare offences quashed pending a retrial, as she was unable to attend her initial trial because she was in hospital.

Catherine O’Brien, 45, was convicted in absentia at Gorey District Court in June 2021 on 34 counts of animal cruelty relating to the seizure of 33 thoroughbred horses in a malnourished state in Co. Wexford in 2019.