Ireland: 144 cattle reported stolen up to mid-December

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has told Agriland that some 144 cattle were reported as stolen in 2024. However, that figure may increase as it is based on data generated from the department’s Animal Identification and Movement system (AIM) as of Thursday, December 19. The data shows 127 of the animals reported stolen were beef cattle, while the remaining 17 were from dairy herds. The majority of the cattle which were reported stolen (110) were aged over 30 months. There were 4 young beef calves (0-3 months) reported stolen. Cattle The AIM data shows that cattle were reported stolen from farms in 11 counties up to December 19. Mayo was by far the county with the highest number of suspected thefts at 80 cattle, 76 of which were beef animals. There were also thefts reported in Clare; Cork; Donegal; Galway; Kerry; Leitrim; Longford; Meath; Monaghan and Roscommon. The following table provides a county-by-county breakdown of the cattle reported to the ...