Gardaí recover wild bullfinch after search warrant in Limerick 

The operation was part of an ongoing investigation targeting the illegal trapping of wild birds

Gardaí recovered a wild bullfinch in the St Mary's Park area.

Gardaí have recovered a wild bullfinch in Limerick after searching a property in Limerick.

As part of a multi-agency operation led by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) and Limerick Dog Warden Services, a premises in St Mary's Park was searched under warrant on Wednesday.