A BALLYDEHOB man charged with stealing cattle worth more than €50,000 over an eight-year period intends to apply for bail, a court heard on Tuesday.
Colm Dineen (31), with an address at Cappaghmore, Ballydehob, appeared via video link at Clonakilty District Court.
He faces charges including the alleged theft of 12 Friesian heifers and six Friesian bulls worth €30,000 from the farm of Brian Lawlor at Lakelands, near Skibbereen, on November 24th 2025.
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It is also alleged that he stole 13 Friesian bullocks valued at €10,000 from a farm near Skibbereen in December 2017.
Mr Dineen is further charged with the theft of three Friesian heifer calves valued at €1,500 from a farm near Skibbereen in March 2023, and another eight cattle worth €12,000 from a farm near Ballydehob in November 2022.
A theft charge from a property in Rosscarbery in April 2025 has also been brought against Mr Dineen.
Defence solicitor Flor Murphy told Tuesday’s court sitting: ‘We are now in a position to be making a bail application.’
Sgt Tom Mulcahy, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the State would be objecting to any bail application. The case was adjourned to Macroom District Court on Wednesday January 21st.
