Ireland Named in reporting
Anthony Costello
Born between November 1979 and November 1980, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 4 Nov 2025 to 4 Nov 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between November 1979 and November 1980, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Animal welfare offences (neglect and causing unnecessary suffering to dogs)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 4 Nov 2025 to 4 Nov 2025
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Dublin dog owner given lifetime animal ban over neglected puppies Animal welfare offences (neglect and causing unnecessary suffering to dogs) · Co. Dublin
Anthony Costello, a 45-year-old man, kept puppies stacked in crates at a house in Swords, Co Dublin, where dog wardens, assisted by the DSPCA and gardaí, entered the property on 8 November 2024. Fingal County Council prosecuted him on 12 charges under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, and he pleaded guilty to six counts of neglect and six counts of causing unnecessary suffering to dogs. On 4 November 2025 he received a four-month sentence suspended for two years and a lifetime ban on owning animals, with the possibility of review later. The latest development is that Judge Anthony Halpin accepted he did not intend to hurt the dogs but said they were in a totally unfit environment.
Sentenced, 4 Nov 2025Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Anthony Costello, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 4 Nov2025Award-winning dog owner banned for life over crates of filthy puppiesconvicted, Anthony Costello, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Anthony Costello
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