Farmer admits to housing sheep and cattle in sheds with numerous dead carcasses

The court heard the bodies of two animals were partially submerged in around one foot of slurry

The court heard that some of the farmer's cattle were 'suffering and not thriving'. File picture

A farmer has pleaded guilty to three charges of animal cruelty in relation to sheep and cattle under his care who were housed in sheds with multiple dead carcasses at a holding in west Wicklow two years ago.

Michael Mooney, aged 42, of Logstown, Valleymount, Co Wicklow, was charged with three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to farm animals on lands at Crossage, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow on March 20, 2023, contrary to Section 12 (1) (a) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013.