Calves left to starve and rot on Seamus Looby’s property

Seamus Looby’s barrister said he was ashamed and remorseful

Seamus Looby’s barrister said he was ashamed and remorseful

A Co Limerick farmer has become a “pariah” in his local community after he pleaded guilty to “one of the worst” cases of animal cruelty, a court has heard.

Seamus Looby (68), of Raheen, Garry­spillane, pleaded guilty to 173 offences, after large numbers of rotting calves were found across 100 acres of his lands in 2022.