# Rats
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Last year
2023
New York
New York City appoints rat tsar for ‘wholesale slaughter’ of rodent pests
12 Apr 2023
35.5k
6
All time
Rats
Dublin requests for HSE pest control increased by around one-fifth last year
28 Feb 2021
22.0k
5
food closures
Dublin restaurant forced to close after live cockroaches were found on a container of nuts during food safety inspection
9 Dec 2019
139k
35
food closures
Grocery store closed after two dead rats found in dry goods storeroom
8 Nov 2019
112k
30
Leptospirosis
People warned not to swim in Royal Canal after outbreak of rat-borne disease
28 Oct 2019
39.8k
26
Rats Out
Dublin Applegreen store temporarily closed down following rat sighting
19 Sep 2019
70.2k
74
Rats Out
Leinster House bosses were warned Dáil rats were stealing chocolate 6 weeks before bar shut
18 Sep 2019
14.6k
33
FSAI
Cockroaches and rodent droppings: 11 food businesses received closure orders in June
8 Jul 2019
82.2k
47
otter nonsense
Report of invasive rodent species spotted along Royal Canal most likely case of 'mistaken identity'
Updated
22 Mar 2019
90.6k
88
like rabbits
Dublin City Council blames 'rodent infestation' on warm weather rat breeding
10 Oct 2018
27.8k
33
st andrew's church
A tapas bar says turning this church into a food hall could cause 'a major rat problem'
5 Apr 2018
2.0k
0
Food Safety
'There was prolific evidence of rodent droppings': Three food outlets closed in November
7 Dec 2017
60.1k
22
Rats Out
Here's what you need to do to avoid visits from unwanted rodents this winter
15 Oct 2017
85.3k
24
enclave of rats
Pest controllers called to deal with large-scale rat infestation in Wheatfield Prison
25 Sep 2017
15.6k
22
rat race
New York trials birth control for rats to tackle massive rodent population
23 Apr 2017
15.9k
25
leinster mouse
Pest control company called to Leinster House to deal with rats and ants
2 Apr 2017
16.6k
57
Somali Pirates
Sailors held hostage for nearly five years 'ate rats' to survive
24 Oct 2016
27.1k
13
height of summer
'Significant' HSE staffing problems caused delays dealing with Dublin rat infestations
11 Oct 2016
6.6k
18
Pest Control
Reports of Dublin rat sightings 'something we'd better get used to'
30 Aug 2016
33.9k
41
don't give a rats
Residents of a Dublin estate say they're plagued by 'giant' rats
20 Apr 2016
81.9k
81
another problem
Flooding drives rats out of their homes, and there is a hidden danger to worry about
16 Jan 2016
31.4k
52
Super rats
Do we really need to worry about a plague of giant rats this winter?
25 Nov 2015
19.8k
46
rat reservoirs
'It's like the Burning Man of rats': Have you heard about the rat crisis in New York?
24 Oct 2015
33.1k
34
Pest Control
Rats disturbed by Luas works are relocating to Dublin city businesses
11 Aug 2015
22.9k
18
rat in my kitchen
A man was caught releasing his pet rat in a restaurant to get a free meal
24 Mar 2015
3.3k
Kingdom of Rats
Rats are "dancing a polka set" in Killarney according to one councillor
12 Mar 2015
13.3k
44
exterminator
Killer of over 100,000 rats hired by Pakistani city to tackle rodent problem
22 Feb 2015
28.6k
39