'Willy Wonka' made 745 Department of Agriculture requests over six days, court told

More than 30,000 information requests made under pseudonyms, leading state forestry body Coillte to deploy three additional staff to deal full-time with such requests

'Willy Wonka’, played by Johnny Depp in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 2005 remake, was one of the popular pseudonyms used.

More than 30,000 information requests were made to the Department of Agriculture last year under pseudonyms linked to Willy Wonka, Mel Gibson, and Russell Crowe, the High Court has heard.

'Willy Wonka’ made 745 individual requests to the department over six days in the autumn of 2022, the Department said.