Court Archives

Home » Court

Posts Tagged: Court

Kerry farmer convicted and fined for damaging spawning beds

January 12, 2021

A farmer from Beaufort, Co. Kerry, was convicted and fined at Caherciveen District Court on Thursday, December 10, 2020, following a prosecution taken…

Part-time Clare farmer convicted of felling trees without licence

December 14, 2020

Rural Life

A Burren farmer committed “a heinously illegal act” when felling trees on his lands without a licence. That is according to Judge Patrick…

Arrabawn Dairies fined following pollution of river

December 2, 2020

Environment

Arrabawn Dairies was fined €1,000 at Ballinasloe District Court on Thursday, October 1, 2020, following a prosecution by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The…

Judge adjourns land boundary dispute case in Gort

November 30, 2020

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A judge has stated that “war may break out again” in a land boundary dispute between two brothers-in-law if the…

Farmers take legal action against Coillte over alleged unlawful planting

November 30, 2020

Rural Life

Legal proceedings have begun against semi-state forestry firm Coillte in relation to the alleged unlawful planting of lands neighbouring one of its forestry…

Galway sheep farmer tells court of ‘heartbreak’ over dog attacks on sheep

November 26, 2020

Breaking News

By Gordon Deegan A Galway sheep farmer today (Thursday November 26) told a court that he has been left ‘broken-hearted’ by 10 separate…

Man convicted of operating illegal slaughterhouse in Louth

November 26, 2020

Agri-Business

A man has been convicted of operating an illegal slaughterhouse this week, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The man…

Slurry discharge costs Cork dairy farmer €8,000

November 25, 2020

Environment

A Co. Cork farmer was fined €8,000 at Midleton District Court on Thursday, November 12, following a prosecution taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland,…

Cork farmer fined €10,000 after death of contractor on farm

November 19, 2020

Rural Life

A Co. Cork farmer has been fined €10,000 after the death of a pipe-laying contractor on his farm, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA)…

Beef farmer jailed for transporting cocaine

November 13, 2020

Beef

By Sonya McLean A Latvian beef farmer who was working in Ireland as an international lorry driver has been jailed for eight years…

West Clare farmer to plead not guilty in alleged criminal damage case

October 14, 2020

Rural Life

by Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer is to plead ‘not guilty’ to a criminal damage charge that arises from an alleged property dispute…

Speeding driver claims he was rushing to help cow give birth

October 5, 2020

Rural Life

A restricted driver who admitted doing almost twice his permitted speed, claimed he was in a rush to assist with a cow giving…

Mother and son fined €6.26 million over illegal dumps on farm

September 22, 2020

Rural Life

A High Court judge has fined a mother and son €6.26 million, to be paid to Meath County Council, over contempt of court…

Farmer caught drink driving says he went to check on damage to tractor

September 1, 2020

N.Ireland

A farmer from Northern Ireland who was caught driving whilst almost twice the legal limit was returning to his yard to check on reported…

Ryan ‘welcomes’ quashing of previous government’s climate change plan

July 31, 2020

Environment

In a somewhat unusual twist in events, Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport Eamon Ryan has welcomed the Supreme Court decision…