Overview
- Colm Dineen, 31, appeared at Macroom District Court charged with theft relating to last month's disappearance of livestock in West Cork.
- Gardaí recovered the 18 animals — 12 Friesian heifers and six Friesian bulls — during a search of a farm in the Ballyhob area.
- Court papers cite theft of more than €50,000 worth of animals, though the 18 cattle were also described as valued at approximately €30,000.
- No bail application was made, and Judge Joanne Carroll remanded Mr Dineen in custody with directions for medical and psychiatric care.
- Additional counts were brought over alleged thefts in 2017, 2022, 2023, and an April incident in Rosscarbery.