Farmers have been warned about a number of cattle thefts in the area in the last week.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, six cows and four heifers were stolen from the Jenkinstown area. The 10 cows were housed well off the main road.
The same night, and within a few miles of where the cattle were stolen, a cattle trailer was stolen from a farmer’s yard. Gardaí are linking the two crimes.
In a separate incident last week, 11 cows were stolen from a farm near Castleblayney in Monaghan. The cows were a mix of Limousin and Belgian Blue.
Louth IFA is hosting a meeting in Mullaghbuoy community centre on Thursday night at 9pm. The meeting is being held in the wake of recent thefts and all farmers are being encouraged to attend. Louth IFA county chairman Matthew McGreehan will be chairing the meeting, which will be attended by local Gardaí as well as Ulster North Leinster chairman of the IFA, Bert Stewart.
