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Northern Ireland

£1.25m payout for vet who blew whistle on animal welfare breaches

A Stormont whistleblower who raised concerns about animal welfare and meat traceability has been awarded a £1.25 million payout. Senior vet Dr Tamara Bronckaers has received an unreserved apology from Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural ...

25 Apr 2022 at 08:55

‘Significant disruption’ expected as port and meat factory workers walk out

Major disruption is expected as hundreds of workers at ports and meat factories across Northern Ireland start a five-day walkout over pay. The ports of Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint as well as meat processing plants are being affected by the ...

30 Oct 2023 at 16:34

Daera ‘acting to mitigate’ as workers at ports and meat factories strike

Northern Ireland’s department of agriculture has said it is acting to mitigate where it can as workers in ports and meat factories take part in a five-day strike. The action over pay started at midnight on Sunday and is to continue to Friday....

30 Oct 2023 at 19:15

Scotland

New vet service will enable Government to ‘focus on what is best for Scotland’

Holyrood is to set up its own veterinary service in a move the Scottish Government said will enable it “to focus on what is best for Scotland”. Rural affairs minister Mairi Gougeon told the National Farmers Union Scotland’s annual meeting ...

12 Feb 2022 at 16:55

Vets could face medicines price cap in competition probe

British vets could face a temporary price cap on the medicines they offer as the regulator investigates concerns that pet owners are being ripped off. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could also make vets display their prices ...

01 May 2025 at 17:41

Crime & Court

Donegal barrister gets firearms licence, but told to do anger management course

A Donegal barrister has been granted a firearms licence, but told to undertake an anger management course. Mr Alexander Smyth BL was granted a licence for two firearms, a .410 over-under shotgun and a .22 rifle, following a protracted ...

17 Jan 2025 at 19:33

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