The CCJ in Dublin.
A former IT worker has been jailed for 15 months for two acts of animal cruelty linked to protests against asylum seeker housing.
In June 2024, security guards at Thornton Hall in north Dublin found two pigs with stab and slash wounds, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. The 160 acre site was previously earmarked for a super prison but in 2024 plans emerged for an accommodation centre for international protection applicants on the site.