以抗议政府政策为由, 一名都柏林男子因在计划庇护地点伤猪, 被判15个月监禁。 A Dublin man got 15 months for injuring pigs at a planned asylum site, citing protest against government policy.

来自都柏林县的40岁前信息技术工作者Darren Jackson因虐待动物被判处15个月监禁,因为2024年6月在都柏林北部Thornton Hall的一个拟议寻求庇护者住宿地点发现两头猪受重伤。 A 40-year-old former IT worker from County Dublin, Darren Jackson, was sentenced to 15 months in jail for animal cruelty after two pigs were found severely injured at a proposed asylum seeker accommodation site in Thornton Hall, north Dublin, in June 2024. 杰克逊承认从Cavan农场运送了四头猪,但声称是同谋造成伤势。 Jackson admitted transporting four pigs from a Cavan farm but claimed an accomplice inflicted the wounds. 当局发现的证据包括索要刀具的语音留言、提及“死者合同”的短信，以及杰克逊驾驶货车一边唱着经过修改的爱尔兰共和军关于猪的歌曲的视频片段。 Authorities found evidence including a voice note requesting knives, text messages referencing a "contract for the dead," and video footage of Jackson driving a van while singing modified IRA songs about pigs. 他说,他抗议政府的庇护政策,声称他相信猪会被释放,并援引1916年《公告》,否认以任何宗教或族裔群体为攻击目标。 He said he protested government asylum policies, claimed he believed the pigs would be released, and denied targeting any religious or ethnic group, citing the 1916 Proclamation. 法官以Jackson先前的良好工作历史、捐给动物福利信托的1 000欧元捐款和悔恨为由,将原来的两年刑期减为两年。 The judge reduced the original two-year sentence, citing Jackson’s prior good work history, a €1,000 donation to an animal welfare trust, and remorse.