At the weekend, the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue revealed the abattoir, Shannonside Foods in Straffan, Co Kildare, has effectively been put out of commission pending...
Simon Coveney said he found it “hard to believe that Department of Agriculture vets raised no suspicions of maltreatment of horses given their regular presence...
Protests at gates of operator Shannonside FoodsMinster acts swiftly after ‘horror’ revelationsSays full force of the law must be brought to bear Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue....
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Protesters gathered outside Shannonside Foods in Straffan, Co Kildare, on Saturday morning, calling for the equine abattoir to be shut after an RTÉ Investigates programme aired...