Gardaí have arrested a 31-year-old man for questioning about cattle rustling after they recovered 18 cattle worth €30,000 stolen from a farm in west Cork last month. Detectives arrested the man at about 5.30pm on Monday after 20 gardaí and some 15 Department of Agriculture inspectors spent the day searching a farm at Cappamore between Ballydehob and Skibbereen and found the 18 stolen Friesians. Gardaí worked closely with Department of Agriculture officials, who were able to identify the stolen cattle as they had been given new ear identification tags for dead animals. Gardaí also recovered the original tags from the stolen cattle. Speaking immediately after the theft of the animals, Mr Lawlor, who milks about 200 cows, told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that the stolen animals were all aged between 12 months and 14 months and that they were worth about €30,000.

Source: The Irish Times December 08, 2025 22:41 UTC