{"id":127640,"date":"2025-11-07T22:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/127640\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T22:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:45:09","slug":"mystery-solved-gardai-give-update-on-reports-of-lion-spotted-in-irish-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/127640\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mystery solved&#8217; &#8211; Garda\u00ed give update on reports of &#8216;lion&#8217; spotted in Irish countryside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a viral video sparked speculation that a &#8220;lion like animal&#8221; could be on the loose in a Co Clare forest, An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na have finally set the record straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Social media users were sent into a frenzy last week when footage was circulated online appearing to show a large animal, similar to that of a lion, roaming a wooded area close to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mountshannon<\/a>. Reports were made to local garda\u00ed who confirmed that enquiries were carried out but the mysterious animal could not be located.<\/p>\n<p>Until now!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ireland-live.ie\/news\/arts---entertainment\/1935095\/famous-irish-father-and-son-duo-set-to-appear-on-latest-season-of-the-simpsons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Famous Irish father and son duo set to appear on latest season of The Simpsons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a hilarious social media post, a spokesperson for An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na revealed that the identity of this creature has been confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They said, &#8220;If <a class=\"html-a xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>you go down to the woods today&#8230;..its not a lion you will find but the very friendly Newfoundland dog named Mouse.<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Garda\u00ed from Killaloe have concluded that the recent video of a lion like animal roaming around the woods in East Clare is in fact the very friendly Mouse, a Newfoundland dog who is delighted with his recent viral video clip,&#8221; they concluded.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n<p>\n  From images posted online, Mouse&#8217;s fur is neatly shaved on his body, with his head and tail remaining quite fluffy. It&#8217;s now easy to understand why his unique appearance sparked confusion, and even comparssions to a lion!\u00a0\n <\/p>\n<p>\n  Rest assured, those in Clare can sleep peacefully tonight as the so-called lion is nothing more than a very stylish doggy!\u00a0\n <\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a viral video sparked speculation that a &#8220;lion like animal&#8221; could be on the loose in a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[45,61,60,73245,82,58,263],"class_list":["post-127640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-an-garda-siochana","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mountshannon","tag-science","tag-social-media","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}