Category: Court Cases
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IFI gains conviction against solar firm for water pollution offence
Conviction: Solar development company “ib vogt GmbH”. “Silt disrupts the balance of the ecosystem, turns a river cloudy – irritating fish gills, smothering their eggs, and reducing the oxygen and good water quality they need to survive.”
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Laois man ordered to pay over €25,000 after admitting animal cruelty offences
A 35-year-old Laois man appeared before Portlaoise District Court on September 19th, 2025, charged with 5 offences under the AHWA 2013.
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Armagh Farmer convicted on animal welfare charges
Newry Court 7 July 2025: Tiernan McMullen (23) of Granary Drive, Keady, Armagh was convicted today at Newry Court of five charges under the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and one charge under the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) Regulations 2015.
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Conviction Relating to Sulky Racing on M3 Motorway
Meath Live online reports that a Garda told a court how he came across a three-carriage sulky race in progress on the M3 18 months ago.
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Kilkeel Man Convicted in Wildlife Crime Case
Wildlife Crime Conviction – Badger Baiting Incident, Co. Tyrone A Kilkeel man has been convicted of attempting to ‘Damage Or Destroy the Shelter of a Wild Animal’. Also found guilty at Dungannon Crown Court of ‘Failing to Take Reasonable Steps to Ensure The Needs of an Animal’
TAGS: Aughnacloy, Court, Crime, DAERA, Damage, Dog, Kilkeel, North of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Resisting Arrest, Shelter, Tyrone, Wild Animal, Wildlife Crime -

IFI welcomes conviction against Uisce Éireann for pollution of salmon and trout spawning habitat | Inland Fisheries Ireland no
Fine, costs and expenses imposed totalling almost €6,400
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Cork woman banned from owning animals for life
At Bandon District Court on Friday 19th July 2024, a 55-year-old woman from Co. Cork was disqualified from keeping animals for life


