The offences occurred in his Dublin home and the girls' family home in Cavan.

Tina Boyle from the Cavan SPCA, says that fears of further restrictions on other breeds could lead to more people surrendering their dogs to shelters.

One of those diagnosed presented at Cavan General Hospital last week possibly exposing many others to the disease. 

A new 186 Local Link service is planned from Cavan Town to Gibbstown is expected to be running by the end of 2024.

Both figures show a significant increase on quarter 1 of last year.

Regular incidents of bags of nappies being thrown from a car onto the road between Ballyconnell and Belturbet every Wednesday or Thursday have allegedly been ongoing for the last 8 weeks.

Cllr Smith is hopeful that with continued pressure, a local link service between Ballyjamesduff and Cavan will soon be available to members of the public.

Cavan funeral director and owner of Lakelands Crematorium, Declan Finnegan says almost 68% of funerals in Dublin now opt for cremation.