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Gardaí investigate if land dispute connected to west Cork assault
Gardaí are continuing to question two men in connection with a serious assault which took place in a rural part...
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Farming neighbours sentenced in assault case
Farming neighbours “who were once very good friends now unfortunately leave a legacy of hostility, hatred and anger”. That is...
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Additional jail term for man convicted of 'horrific assault' on farmer
A 75-year-old farmer and retired school teacher has branded a man who subjected him to “a horrific assault” as “a coward,...
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Court: Galway farmer contests charge of throwing dung at TD
By Gordon Deegan A Co. Galway farmer alleged to have thrown a bag containing cow dung in the direction of Minister of...
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Court: Neighbouring farmers found guilty of assault after row
By Gordon Deegan A south Galway farmer arrived without shoes and socks at a neighbour’s farmyard and told his neighbour...
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Court: Man bit off part of brother's ear in Clare farmyard row
By Gordon Deegan A medical professional bit off the top part of his brother’s left ear in a farmyard row...
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Man pleads guilty to farmyard assault on brother
By Gordon Deegan A medical professional today (Tuesday, July 18) pleaded guilty to a farmyard assault on his younger brother...
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Walker with dogs alleged to have assaulted Wicklow landowner
Gardaí are currently making inquiries into an “alleged assault” on a landowner. Mountaineering Ireland, the representative body for hillwalkers and climbers,...
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Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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Horse trainer avoids jail after assault on farmer
By Gordon Deegan A controversial horse racing figure has today (Thursday, October 27) narrowly avoided prison for his assault on...
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Sligo farmer assault: 3 men arrested on suspicion of burglary
Gardaí investigating an aggravated burglary at the home of retired farmer, Tom Niland in Skreen, Co. Sligo earlier this year,...
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Multi-millionaire farmer to contest assault charge
By Gordon Deegan Multi-millionaire bachelor farmer, John Joseph McCabe, aged 79, is to contest a charge that he assaulted a...
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UK walker in court for attacking farmer moving sheep
A walker in the UK was up in court for reportedly assaulting a farmer, after being asked to wait while...
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Department of Agriculture employee fined for assaulting farmer at the mart
An official from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was convicted of assaulting a farmer in Balla Mart,...