Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Many farmers live in fear of the threat and the reality of crime. In north Dublin recently, a farmer approached a number of people who were on his land. Those people subsequently viciously attacked him and he sustained serious injuries. One of the issues raised by the Irish Farmer's Association, IFA, is the fact that if farmers identify people trespassing on their land, they cannot avail of the criminal law. Under the law, what can farmers do if they find people on their land and want them to leave?

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