Horse 'already dead' when set alight
Gardaí say they are now satisfied that the horse that was doused with petrol and set on...
View ArticleHorse dies after being set alight in Dublin
An abandoned horse has died after it was set alight in Dublin earlier today. The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) said the animal died from extensive...
View ArticleNew homes found for 40 impounded horses thanks to social media drive
New homes have been found for almost half of the 85 horses seized and impounded in Cork last week in the one of the biggest roundups of its kind in the country. Up to 60 gardaí and employees of Cork...
View ArticleGardaí say horse was not burned to death
Gardaí have stated that the horse whose charred remains were found near the Luas line in Tallaght yesterday was not burned alive. The incident was described by the Dublin Society for the Prevention of...
View ArticleDSPCA and gardaí at odds over horse cruelty incident
The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DPSCA) has insisted that the horse whose charred remains were found in Tallaght yesterday was burned alive. The gardaí say they are...
View ArticleAbandoned horse crisis as charities reach capacity
Equine rescue groups are warning they are facing their worst crisis in 25 years because of a dramatic rise in the number of horses being abandoned. A joint report, also including the RSPCA, said...
View ArticleOne third of rehomed dogs are ‘pedigree’, DSPCA says
More than a third of dogs rehomed by the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) in the past year were pedigree, figures released today have shown. The animal welfare charity...
View ArticleWhy the cat scene in Love/Hate makes animal welfare inspectors wince
At the DSCPA’s rescue and rehoming shelter, education officer Gillian Bird introduces me to kennels manager Caroline Lambe. Lambe and Bird – their animal-themed names are a running joke – another...
View ArticleUp to 70 horses seized in Cork crackdown
Up to 70 horses have been impounded following a crackdown on animal welfare in Cork city. Officials from the Department of Agriculture, gardai and council chiefs seized the animals during a...
View ArticleMinister Coveney Announces Significant Animal Welfare Action on Horses in...
(Source: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Ireland) The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, announced that a multi-agency operation, involving his...
View ArticleOver 80 horses seized in major round up operation in Cork
More than 80 horses were rounded up yesterday in Cork by gardaí and officials from the Department of Agriculture in a day-long operation involving over 60 personnel as part of an animal welfare...
View ArticleNone of 85 horses seized in Cork claimed by owners
None of the 85 horses seized by Department of Agriculture officials in Cork on Tuesday have yet been claimed by their owners who have a further two days to claim the animals before they are put down,...
View ArticleGardaí investigate gun attack on house in Cork city
A family escaped injury when shots were fired at their house in Cork city in the early hours of this morning. The incident happened at about 1.20am when...
View ArticleGardaí foil heroin supply gang and arrest two men
Gardaí in Cork have arrested two men for questioning following the seizure of €40,000 worth of heroin when they stopped and...
View ArticleGardaí seize €1 million worth of ‘fake Uggs’ in Cork
Gardaí and customs have seized suspected counterfeit Ugg boots worth over €1million in Cork. Two men were arrested after customs officers raided an...
View ArticleGardaí to prepare file for DPP on money laundering
Gardaí investigating the activities of a drug-dealing gang in Cork are to prepare a file for the DPP after releasing without charge two men and two women arrested for questioning. Detectives arrested...
View ArticleBehind the News: Gillian Bird of the DSPCA
The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals co-ordinated almost 50 callouts this week to check on reports of neglected horses. “We saw up to 200 horses in total,” says Gillian Bird, a...
View ArticleGardaí search two houses and arrest four people as part of Cork money...
Gardaí today searched two houses and arrested four people as part of an ongoing operation into money laundering in Cork. Two men (19...
View ArticleGardaí appeal over three missing teenagers
Gardaí have appealed for information about three teenagers who are missing from their respective homes in Westmeath, Cork and Dublin. Daniel Kane (17) from Athlone was last seen in the town at about...
View ArticleGardaí appeal over two missing teenagers
Gardaí have appealed for information about two teenagers who are missing from their respective homes in Cork and Dublin. Megan Higgins (17), from the Fairhill area of Cork, was...
View ArticleDSPCA caring for 116 puppies seized at Dublin Port
A total of 116 puppies were seized from two vehicles bound for the UK at Dublin Port on Wednesday. Pugs, West Highland Terriers, Cocker Spaniels, Shih Tzus, Labroadoodles and Beagles were among the...
View ArticleGardaí look for third man after Tallaght shooting
Gardaí are now looking for a third man in connection with a murder in Tallaght on Wednesday night. A 35-year-old man, named locally as Alan O’Neill, was shot multiple times in the doorway of a house in...
View ArticleGardaí issue appeal over missing Cork teenager
Gardaí have issued an appeal for assistance in tracing a 15-year-old girl missing...
View ArticleMissing Person-Leigh Arundel Knocknaheeny Cork 24th August 2015 (Ireland...
(Source: Ireland National Police Service) 28/08/2015 Missing Person-Leigh Arundel Knocknaheeny Cork 24th August 2015 Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of...
View ArticleLocated missing person - Leigh Arundel Cork (Ireland National Police Service)
(Source: Ireland National Police Service) 30/08/2015 Located missing person - Leigh Arundel Cork Leigh Arundel has been located safe and well. Gardaí wish to thank the media and the public for their...
View ArticlePresident Higgins honours gardaí at animal sanctuary event
Six members of An Garda Síochána were on Friday bestowed with honorary medals by the DSPCA for their work in uncovering and preventing instances of cruelty to animals. A presentation ceremony at the...
View ArticleHorse 'amnesty' offered to owners
KITTY HOLLAND THE DUBLIN Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) is appealing to horse and pony owners unwilling or unable to care for the animals to contact them with a view to having...
View ArticleDSPCA praise successful porpoise rescue in Portmarnock
The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) has paid tribute to Howth Coast Guard and members of the public who helped release a stranded baby porpoise who became trapped at...
View ArticleGardaí quiz seven over shooting
By Niall MurraySEVEN people were quizzed at the weekend by gardaí investigating the murder of a young father shot in front of his girlfriend earlier this month. A 30-year-old man was among the seven...
View ArticleGardaí identify two men linked to murder of Tallaght teenager
CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent GARDAÍ BELIEVE they have evidence that places at least two men at the scene of the murder of 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara in Tallaght, Dublin, on Tuesday...
View ArticleMan fights for life after stabbing
A man in his 30s has been left fighting for his life after a stabbing. The victim was...
View ArticleChildren who act cruel to be cool
Cruelty against animals has witnessed a dramatic increase in the last few years and it is young children, desensitised to such acts of savagery, who are the worst offenders. Sophie Gorman reports A few...
View ArticleWoman injured in neck during Cork shooting
Gardai in Cork are questioning a man and a woman following a shooting incident in the city which left another woman with a serious injury to her neck. The woman (29) was in the sitting room of her...
View ArticleMan to pay Euro1,000 over dog cruelty
A LANDSCAPE gardener who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty by not bringing his family pet to a vet will not receive a conviction if he pays Euro1,000 to the...
View ArticleWeapons seized in family feud violence
Two slash hooks, a bolt-cutter, a saw, a golf club, a hurley, a wheelbrace and several other weapons were seized by gardaí during the eruption of violence today in an 18-month-old family feud in Cork....
View ArticleCourt rules garda� wrong to enter site
GARDA� WERE not entitled to enter a premises in Tallaght on the basis of an anonymous call to the DSPCA, the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, expressing concern about the situation...
View ArticleCruelty agency says find one of biggest in years
JASON KENNEDY IT IS believed that about 50 puppies found in two cars in Dublin on Tuesday evening were being sent to the UK from Irish puppy farms. According to the Dublin Society for Prevention of...
View ArticleGarda� interview man in hospital after bottle attack
BARRY ROCHE Garda� in Cork have spoken to a man who had to undergo emergency surgery after he was stabbed in the neck on Monday evening. The man...
View ArticleGangland hit foiled as gardaí seize armed youths
By Seán O'RiordanGARDAI foiled a drug-related gangland hit after they arrested two youths and seized a loaded sawn-off shotgun and ammunition yesterday morning. Detectives believe two 17-year-olds were...
View ArticleDSPCA warns of 'equine disaster'
Irish camp upbeat on Aga Khan chancesKerry at the head of the field in RDS clothes encountersLurgan yard wins geldings classesSales drive could lead to exports of Euro4mSHOW EVENTS: today's...
View ArticleGarda inquiry after horse carcasses found
A GARDA investigation is under way following the discovery of the decomposing carcasses of four abandoned horses on a disused golf course at Blarney, Co Cork. Ten horses in a malnourished and grossly...
View ArticleWoman whose dog was seized by DSPCA admits to ill-treatment
The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seized a woman’s German Shepherd because of neglect, a court heard yesterday. Maureen McAdam was before Tallaght...
View ArticleMan remanded over shooting of woman in Cork house
A 29-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with an incident in Cork city in which a young woman was shot in the neck. Gavin Sheehan of Laurel Ridge, Shanakiel, Co Cork was charged...
View ArticleDSPCA highlights animal cruelty cases
External�� DSPCAThe Irish Times takes no responsibility for the content or availability of other websitesELAINE EDWARDS The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals has called for anyone...
View ArticleThefts of animals may cause DSPCA to move
The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the second theft of ponies and donkeys from its headquarters in more than one year was motivated by "revenge or spite". The DSPCA's...
View ArticleGardai investigating shooting of young woman in Cork arrest third person
GARDAÍ investigating the shooting of a young woman in Cork have arrested a third person. Share Go To A man in his 60s was detained this afternoon and can be questioned for an initial period of 24...
View ArticleMan for court over shooting of woman in Cork house
A 29-year-old man is due in court in Cork on Wednesday morning in connection with the shooting of a young woman in a gun attack on a house in the city at the weekend. The man, who was arrested in the...
View ArticleGardaí recover gun believed to have been used in Cork shooting
Gardaí investigating the shooting of a young woman in a gun attack on a house in Cork city over the weekend have recovered a handgun which they believe was used in the shooting. Gardaí have confirmed...
View ArticleGardaí investigate if Cork shooting linked to earlier row in takeaway
Gardaí investigating a shooting in Co Cork at the weekend in which a young woman suffered a serious gunshot wound are trying to establish if the incident was linked to an earlier row in a city...
View ArticleGardaí allowed to continue questioning Cork shooting suspect
Gardaí in Cork on Monday night obtained court permission to allow them to continue questioning a 29-year-old man about the shooting of a young woman in a house in the city at the weekend. Detectives...
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