Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Offences

Animal welfare offences (breach of European animal transport regulations)

Where

Co. Cork

Reporting

1 report, 12 Sep 2025 to 12 Sep 2025

Outlets

rte.ie

• Bandon Mart fined €4,000 over calf welfare offences Animal welfare offences (breach of European animal transport regulations) · Co. Cork

  Cork Co-operative marts, trading as Bandon Mart, pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences under European animal transport rules involving calves at Bandon Mart on 13 February 2023 and 17 April 2023. The incidents included an unidentified young male customer dragging a calf's tail across a road, a mart employee striking a calf on 13 February, and a transporter company employee using an ash stick on a calf on 17 April. The matters came to the Department of Agriculture's attention after an RTÉ Investigates programme broadcast on 10 July 2023, and investigating officer Imogen McGuinness dealt with the case. The case was heard at Bandon District Court before Judge Joanne Carroll, who on 12 September 2025 fined the company €2,000, €750 and €1,500, reported as more than €4,000 in total, and gave it four months to pay the fines and costs.

  Sentenced, 12 Sep 2025Convicted · 1 report

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1. 12 Sep2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Bandon Mart fined €4,000 over calf welfare offences

   Cork mart fined €4,000 over calf welfare issues

   convicted, Cork Co-operative marts trading as Bandon Mart, namedCork Co-operative marts trading as Bandon Mart

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