Sip, Socialise & Wag: Big Bark After Dark

Big Bark After Dark — Dogs, Drinks & Social Nights Get ready for Big Bark After Dark, launching in summer 2026! This after-hours event is designed for dog owners and their furry companions to come together, socialise, and have fun. We’re…

Looking Back to Move Forward: How 2025 Shaped a Bigger, Braver 2026 for The Big Bark

As I look back on 2025, I honestly don’t think I could have prepared myself for just how much this year would shape me, both personally and professionally. It has been a year of huge progress, proud moments, exhaustion, joy, grief, and reflection.…

A Dog Is a Lifetime Commitment – It’s Not a Stocking Filler

A message from Big Bark News & Media on impulse buying, puppy farming and lifelong responsibility - Big Bark News & Media is calling on people to remember that a dog is for life, not just for Christmas. Every year, dogs are bought on…

Why Ireland’s Dog Welfare Laws Must Change to End Industrial Puppy Farming

Why Ireland’s Dog Welfare Laws Must Change to End Industrial Puppy Farming: By Darragh Bourke, Owner – Big Bark News & Media Ireland likes to present itself as a nation of dog lovers. Our dogs are family members, companions, and a…

A Broken System: Why Ireland’s Animal Welfare Funding Fails Frontline Rescues

The Big Bark Podcast wishes to formally respond to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s recent announcement confirming €6.4 million in funding allocated to 94 animal welfare charities across Ireland. While any increase in…

Big Bark News & Media calls on Irish public – Do not vote for Heather Humphreys in the upcoming presidential election

Big Bark News & Media calls on Irish public — Do not vote for Heather Humphreys in the upcoming presidential election To the people of Ireland: As dog-lovers, animal-welfare advocates and citizens who care deeply about the values…

A Goodbye That Broke My Heart: Remembering Milly, My Best Girl

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When it comes to animal welfare, The Irish courts system is broken and corrupt

Cork Woman convicted of 12 animal cruelty charges banned from owning animals walks away with minimal €250 fine One has to question what in the absolute hell is wrong with the judiciary in this country? Does the Irish government not give a…

The Big Bark producer Blasts Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council over unlawful policy change re: restricted dogs

[Limerick Ireland, 12/07/2024] The Big Bark owner & producer Blasts Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council over unlawful policy change re: restricted dogs The Big Bark producer blasts Dun Laoghaire Rathdown county council for unlawful…

Dealz ordered to pay €7,000 after challenging Irish Paralympian over guide dog in store

Irish discount retailer Dealz has been ordered to pay €7,000 compensation to a blind Irish Paralympian who was challenged at its Ilac Centre outlet last year for bringing her guide dog into the store. Nadine Lattimore, a blind paralympian…