"A former IT worker has been jailed for 20 months for two acts of animal cruelty linked to protests against asylum seeker housing. In June 2024, security guards at Thornton Hall in north Dublin found two pigs with stab and slash wounds, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. The 160 acre site was previously earmarked for a super prison but in 2024 plans emerged for an accommodation centre for international protection applicants on the site."
"In June 2024, security guards at Thornton Hall in north Dublin found two pigs with stab and slash wounds, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. The 160 acre site was previously earmarked for a super prison but in 2024 plans emerged for an accommodation centre for international protection applicants on the site."
A former IT worker received a 20-month prison sentence for two acts of animal cruelty tied to protests opposing asylum seeker housing. Security guards at Thornton Hall in north Dublin discovered two pigs with stab and slash wounds in June 2024. The discovery was reported at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The Thornton Hall site covers 160 acres and had previously been earmarked for a super prison. In 2024 plans emerged to convert the site into an accommodation centre for international protection applicants, and the protests were linked to the animal attacks.
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