December 2017 is the last month when wild animals in circuses can legally be shown to Irish audiences. Michael Creed, Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has signed regulations ...

More regulation in NI where western diamondback rattlesnakes in Co Armagh and squirrel monkeys in Co Antrim among unusual ...

MEET Ireland’s loneliest dogs who are looking to get out of rescue kennels and into their fur-ever home. Animal rescue centres around Ireland are bursting with pets who have been abandoned by their ...

From January 2018 the use of wild animals in circuses will be forbidden by Irish law. New regulations have been introduced in the Irish Animal Welfare Act to come in line with modern day animal ...

The use of wild animals in circuses in Ireland has been banned, the Department of Agriculture has announced. Last year Dublin City Council brought in a ban and starting from January 1st next year the ...

Only 45 thefts were reported last year, falling from 50 in 2022 — a dramatic drop on the 121 taken in 2020 and 116 in 2021, after Covid struck. Before the pandemic, the figure was around 60. So far ...

The Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland has eased bluetongue-related restrictions on animal movements and is “exploring” whether financial support can be made available to farmers affected ...

The mythology explored goes beyond Celtic mythology to Classical (Greek and Roman) mythology and Egyptian mythology, exploring links between animal myths, from The Táin Bó Cúailgne and Cú Chulainn to ...

Nine cows on a farm in Ireland were killed after they were struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday. The incident happened Sunday afternoon as heavy thunderstorms bore through ...