Kerry farmer who lost more than 70 sheep to 'horrific' dog attack calls for bigger fines on owners

Mr McCarthy has called for fines of "at least" €4,000 on owners who do not control their dogs

Some 70 ewes and 20 lambs on the remote mountain at Gleesk, near Castlecove were chased, torn and many driven into the sea on Kenmare Bay. File picture: Dan Linehan

Many of the animals who died after a dog attack near Sneem, Co. Kerry, actually drowned, according to the farmer whose lambs suffered the horrific attack.

Patrick McCarthy called for much stronger on-the-spot fines and said too many dogs were not being controlled, even during the day. Some 70 ewes and 20 lambs on the remote mountain at Gleesk, near Castlecove were chased, torn and many driven into the sea on Kenmare Bay, he said.