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Top tips to keep pests out of your home as 'rats the size of cats' to climb into Irish homes this winter
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An infestation of two rats can quickly become a family of 50 rodents in just 6 months
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Rats invading homes through toilets as one shocked woman finds pest in bathroom
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Rats the size of cats have snuck into homes around the island
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Inside rat-infested Leinster House - from 'burrow holes' to 'chocolate feasts'
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Exclusive: Dead rats were detected in the ceilings and inside rooms, including behind a radiator cover in a Senator’s office and under the floor of a kitchenette on the same day
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Coronavirus lockdown and warm weather to blame for increase in pest control callouts for rats in Dublin
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The latest figures suggest 2020 is on target to exceed the 22,607 visits recorded by pest control officials in Dublin last year
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Boom in town rats as some rodents in Dublin 'big enough to put a saddle on'
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Dublin City Council has said that the reduction of pest control services has seen rodents return to the streets and even homes
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14 rats caught in one home during disgusting rodent takeover at Dublin flats complex
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Residents at the Oliver Bond complex in Dublin’s south inner city say the place is overrun by rodents, with rats visible 'all day, every day'
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Irishman catches huge rat he 'can only hold up with two hands' after grandkids spot it running across garden
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Bobby McKinley was alerted after hearing the description of its 'long pink tail' and knew he wasn’t dealing with a squirrel
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University Hospital Galway kitchen closed after dead mouse found by staff
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Staff are now having to transport hot food from three miles across the city during rush hour
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Pest control callouts jump by over 50% as mild weather 'letting rodents and insects thrive'
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Rentokil says rodent litters are growing larger as they are no longer facing such harsh winters
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Rat infestations surge in Ireland as pest controller reports highest number of callouts in a decade
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A combination of heavy rainfall and increased building work have been blamed for the rise
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Large dead rat found in Leinster House office of Senator Michael McDowell, exterminator reports show
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A grim discovery was among a large number of incidents involving rodents and creepy-crawlies in parliamentary buildings during the past two years
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Applegreen rat defended by animal rights campaigner who says nobody should 'fear or kill' rats
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The message follows a shocking video showing a massive rat climbing out of a sliced pan at a Dublin garage
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Horrifying footage shows rat climbing out of loaf of bread and scuttling across lids in Dublin deli
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It's understood the Environmental Health Office will visit today and a huge clean-up will have to take place
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Leinster House authorities were warned rats were stealing chocolate six weeks before rodent forced Dail bar to close
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'Ratgate' took Ireland by storm in July - but records reveal activity had been detected long before that
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Dublin mum shares photos of rubbish 'mountain' in neighbour's garden as rats run around estate
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The woman, from Clondalkin, is at her wits end over the litter
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Huge surge in call-outs to treat rodent infestations in Ireland this summer
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And experts have warned the problem will only get worse as we enter the winter months
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Dublin woman tells how car was written off after rat destroyed part of vehicle
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Dublin City Council is now facing renewed calls to tackle an ongoing rat problem in the city centre flat complex
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Garda Recreation Club ordered to close as 'rodent droppings' found at premises in Westmanstown, Dublin 15
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The venue was one of 11 premises issued with enforcement orders served by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland
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Rats the 'size of cats' spotted with small kids in playground in Cobh, Co Cork
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'I won't be bringing my son back out there anytime soon'
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Rat causes chaos in Irish restaurant as diners scream in terror
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Footage of the incident has gone viral and environmental health are investigating
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Hundreds of rats swarm Cork woman's garden leaving her family in fear
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Amanda Feeney claims that the infestation is due to illegal dumping in the area
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Most rodent-infested counties in Ireland revealed as Dublin leads the rat race
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Rentokil say the unprecedented hot summer period provided ideal conditions for rodent populations to thrive and multiply
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Irish pest control worker tells how he saw pack of rats drag cat into ditch and eat it
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Rentokil surveyor John Magee said the horrifying incident took place at a site in Dublin
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Belfast city centre plagued by rats after Primark fire
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One rough sleeper told outreach workers he had been bitten after finding a rat asleep in his trouser pocket
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