Anthony Costello (45) of Church Road, Swords, received a four-month sentence, suspended for two years, for neglecting and causing suffering to six dogs last year

An award-winning dog owner was handed a lifetime animal ban on Tuesday for keeping puppies stacked in crates at a house reeking of filth and sewage in Dublin.

Anthony Costello (45) of Church Road, Swords, received a four-month sentence, suspended for two years, for neglecting and causing suffering to six dogs last year.

Fingal Co Council prosecuted him on 12 charges under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013.

The father of one pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to

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