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Ruth Coppinger TD Serves Notice to Quit to Fox Hunting in Ireland

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Ruth Coppinger TD is bringing a bill to the Dáil that aims to ban hunting with canines in Ireland.

The TD for Dublin West, and a member of the People Before Profit Solidarity party posted on Instagram, “This is an important step for animal welfare and against animal cruelty, I will keep you posted about the next stages and putting pressure on TDs and parties. Thanks to @banbloodsports for their input, as well as @naracampaigns.”

The Animal Health and Welfare (Ban On Fox Hunting) Bill 2025 aims to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which contains an exemption for hunting.

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Irish Taxpayers €1.7m Animal Abuse Funding

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Irish taxpayers’ money is being used to fund hunting with hounds in Ireland.

Horse Racing Ireland, which is funded by the Government, has given out €1.7 million more in grants to hunts around Ireland – funding that is helping to sustain one of the country’s worst forms of cruelty to animals.

Paul Murphy TD recently obtained figures that revealed that in 2024 Irish hunts received €1,794,300 in point-to-point racing grants from Horse Racing Ireland.
Point-to-points are horse races organised by hunt clubs. They are a significant source of income for hunts and effectively prop up the bloodsport clubs.

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Hare Abuse to Continue in the Republic of Ireland

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Live hare coursing is to continue in the Republic of Ireland.

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne has said that he has no plans to withdraw current licences for hare coursing and that this activity will continue to have legal status.

This was in response to a parliamentary question from People Before Profit-Solidarity TD, Paul Murphy which asked the Minister Browne if he will refuse 2025-2026 hare netting licences for coursing because the “cruel activity” causes a serious disturbance to the Irish hare, and is in breach of Article 15 of the EU Habitats Directive.

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Animal News Ireland - Hare Coursing

Hare Coursing – 81% of journal.ie Readers Want a Ban

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Nearly 82% of journnal.ie readers want a ban on hare coursing.

In a recent online poll hosted by the journal.ie which asked the question, Should Hare Coursing Be Banned? viewers voted in support of banning this barbaric activity.

The poll findings (as of the 20th April) showed that 81. 5% agreed that hare coursing should be banned, 15.3% said no while 3.2% were unsure.

This rejection of using the Irish Hare as a live lure will add to calls for this activity to be banned.

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Five Cork Men Have Wildlife Act Offences Fines Reduced

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Five men appeared at Cork Circuit Appeals Court appealing the severity of fines imposed on them for hunting on privately owned lands with dogs in contravention of the Wildlife Act.

Michael Foley, (43), 30 Awbeg, Rivervalley, Mallow, Co. Cork, Anthony Reilly, (32), 32 Ballinure Avenue, Mahon, Cork, Joseph O’ Reilly, (30), 32 Ballinure Avenue, Mahon, Cork, Timmy O’ Reilly, (45), 3 Meelagh Drive, Mahon, Cork, and Patrick O’ Reilly, (56), 32 Ballinure Avenue, Mahon, Cork.

The court heard from Sergeant John Kelleher said that at 10.10am on March 14, 2021, at Kilboy, Riverstick, Co. Cork, gardaí observed a large number of men spread out across two fields hunting with dogs.

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Snaring is not Caring – Time to Ban Snares

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The Irish Council Against Bloodsports is calling on the Minister for Nature, Christopher O’ Sullivan, to ban snares.

The organisation has urged him to recognise the inherent cruelty of snares and urgently act to introduce a ban in Ireland.

In 2023, a ban on snares was introduced by the Welsh government who said that
“Snares, sometimes referred to as cable restraints, cause a great deal of suffering to animals and are indiscriminate as they can harm species they are not intended for such as otters, dogs and cats.”

Snaring has also being banned in Scotland in 2024 when the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn
(Scotland) Bill.

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