Conor Ryan

RTÉ Investigates

Shannonside Foods Ltd pleaded guilty at Limerick District Court today (file pic)

Equine slaughter operator fined for fraudulent horse IDs

The company that operated the country's only equine slaughter plant has been convicted and fined on charges related to the fraudulent identification of horses destined for human consumption.

Courts • 04 Apr

Cork North-West: The story of the count

Election 2024 • 02 Dec 24

Sligo District Court was hearing evidence on the second day of an appeal against the trading ban (file pic)

Fraud risk underpinned horse exporters' trading ban, court told

Serious risks of fraud and food safety underpinned the move to prevent one of the country's largest horse exporters from trading in recent months, a senior Department of Agriculture inspector has told Sligo District Court.

RTÉ Investigates • 22 Oct 24

RTÉ Investigates: 'Horses, Making a Killing' included evidence that horses were being given new identities to enter the food chain.

Europol to co-ordinate int'l horses probe triggered by RTÉ report

There has been significant escalation in the scale of Europe-wide investigations into issues revealed in a recent RTÉ documentary into food fraud in the horse meat sector, an Oireachtas Committee has been told.

RTÉ Investigates • 27 Jun 24

The court was hearing an appeal by Shannonside Foods Ltd against an order by a Department to destroy 65 carcasses of horses that were slaughtered at the facility earlier this month (File image)

Horse meat from abattoir to be destroyed, court told

Meat from all horses slaughtered at the country's only equine abattoir this month is to be destroyed because of concerns of food fraud, a court hearing in Limerick has heard.

Courts • 19 Jun 24

European Commission issued the alerts for horses slaughtered in Ireland, Italy and Spain.

RTÉ horses exposé triggers Europe-wide food safety investigations

Investigations are under way across Europe into suspicions of illegal slaughtering and traceability defects among hundreds of horses killed for human consumption, on foot of evidence uncovered as part of a major investigation by RTÉ.

RTÉ Investigates • 14 Jun 24

Before a horse is sent for slaughter a worker holds a blue horse passport booklet, which aligns to a microchip number

Food safety concerns as horses seen re-microchipped pre-slaughter

Illegal activities to launder the identities of horses and compromise the integrity of the human food chain have been uncovered at a site connected to the country's only active abattoir for horses.

RTÉ Investigates • 13 Jun 24

RTÉ Investigates compiled and analysed datasets from various EU member states

Data probe reveals thousands of Irish horses 'missing' each year

RTÉ Investigates has uncovered discrepancies relating to the traceability of thousands of Irish horses, as part of a major piece of research examining the equine industry in Ireland and across Europe.

RTÉ Investigates • 12 Jun 24

An RTÉ Investigates documentary will be broadcast on Wednesday night on RTÉ One television.

Significant horse abuse exposed at key site by secret RTÉ filming

Serious animal welfare abuses and cruelty have been uncovered in the treatment of horses that are being sent for slaughter at Ireland's only licensed equine abattoir.

RTÉ Investigates • 11 Jun 24

Family at centre of dossier scandal seek Dept of Health apology

A family who had to take on the State to secure proper special needs education have gone public to demand accountability after learning a secret health dossier had been unlawfully kept on them.

RTÉ Investigates • 28 Sep 23