A reward of €1,000 has been offered for information on a herd of wild goats stolen from rocky outcrops near a Co Waterford village, r eports Ciarán Murphy.
About 20 animals have been reported missing from Passage East, where a wild herd is said to have grazed for more than 200 years. The goats disappeared from the hills surrounding Passage East, a fishing village on the banks of the river Suir, during the night some weeks ago.
It is understood that just eight goats, one puck and seven kids, remain.
Gardaí are investigating a report the goats were rounded up by sheepdogs and then loaded on to a vehicle before being taken to Co Clare.