Issue Date: 09/12/2025
Gardaí from the Serious Crime Units in Clonakilty, Bandon and Bantry, supported by the Divisional Search Team and the Department of Agriculture conducted a search operation in the Ballydehob area of West Cork on Monday, 8th December 2025 as part of ongoing investigations into an incident of theft of 18 cattle that occurred at a farm in the Lakelands area of Skibbereen, Co. Cork overnight on Monday 24th November 2025.
As a result of the searches, the 18 cattle have been found, identified and returned to the owner.
Enquiries are ongoing at this time with the assistance of the Department of Agriculture
A male in his 30s was arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in Co. Cork. He is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Investigations are ongoing.
