Farming organisations are appealing to home-owners to keep their dogs indoors overnight following a vicious sheep attack in Roscommon.
Gardaí are investigating after 46 ewes in lamb were killed on a farm near Castlerea last weekend- and a further seven may have to be put down due to the trauma of the incident.
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Up to seven dogs were involved in the vicious attack on up to 95 ewes.
There are also reports of a second similar incident in Laois – where 14 sheep were killed