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Man fined €2,500 for unlawfully shooting stag
DIR By: semiauto
Date: September 19, 2013, 4:20 am
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17 SEPTEMBER 2013
AN OFFER by a man who unlawfully shot a red deer stag to replace
the animal has been deemed "unfeasible" because a replacement's
DNA would not match the rest of the herd.
Richard Cullinane (37) of Lisnacon, Kanturk, Co Cork was given
until November to donate €2,500 to the court poor box and to pay
€750 in compensation to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the
Gaeltacht for the loss of the deer, which is protected under
Irish and EU law.
The married father of one pleaded guilty to hunting a wild
animal without a licence and shooting a protected species at Loo
Bridge, Glenflesk, Co Kerry on November 7, 2011 at a previous
court sitting earlier this month.
The maximum penalty for the offence is a €650 (£500) fine and/or
three months in prison.
His solicitor Padraig O'Connell said that although his offer to
replace the animal wasn't feasible, it had shown good faith on
his part.
Conservation officer with the National Parks and Wildlife
Service, Dr Tim Burkitt told the court that replacing the deer
was impossible as a stag from any other part of the country
would not have the same DNA as a deer from Kerry.
Dr Burkitt said that although there was currently a "reasonable
number" of native red deer in Killarney National Park, part of
the reason they were fully protected under the Wildlife Act was
because their numbers in general were not high.
Dr Burkitt had received a call in November 2011 reporting the
hind legs of a deer had been dumped in a field near Loo Bridge
in Glenflesk.
Further investigations revealed the head of a deer had been left
in with a local taxidermist to be mounted.
DNA testing carried out on both sets of remains proved they were
from the same animal.
Dr Burkitt said Mr Cullinane immediately admitted the offences
when approached and apologised for them.
Mr O'Connell said his client was a family man of good character
who had never been in trouble with the law before and had no
previous convictions.
"I don't expect we'll see him inside a court again," the
solicitor added.
Judge James O'Connor adjourned sentencing until November 19 by
which time Mr Cullinane has to have paid the amount due in full.
Judge O'Connor also stipulated the €750 payment to the
Department should be applied to Killarney National Park, as it
has incurred the loss.
#Post#: 14856--------------------------------------------------
Re: Man fined €2,500 for unlawfully shooting stag
DIR By: foxyloxy
Date: September 19, 2013, 4:55 am
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He should have got 6 months the cnut.
And the license taken off him.
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Re: Man fined €2,500 for unlawfully shooting stag
DIR By: Lee
Date: September 19, 2013, 10:20 am
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I hope you have you licence ordered foxy!!
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