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The Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020 Dáil Debate

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The Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020, proposed by Paul Murphy TD People before Profit, was debated in the Dáil on the 2nd July.

Nine TDs spoke during the debate with six TDs speaking in favour of passing the bill that would outlaw hare coursing in Ireland.

Three TDs spoke in favour of continue to use the Irish hare as a live lure for two greyhounds.

A summary of the debate provides an overview of the different opinions on hare coursing.

Paul Murphy TD, People Before Profit-Solidarity, said: “It is an honour to finally be moving this at Second Stage after the Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill was first introduced in 2020. It has been a long road getting to this point. This section of the road will finish next Wednesday with a vote. I will start and finish with an appeal to the public to get on to their TDs and demand they reflect the big majority opinion in this country that we should take this opportunity to ban hare coursing.

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Paul Murphy TD’s Hare Coursing Bill Aims to Ban Irish Hare Abuse

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Paul Murphy TD’s bill to ban hare coursing will be debated in the Dáil on Thursday, July 2.

The Animal Health & Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020, which aims to bring cruel hare coursing to an end in Ireland, is set for a Second Stage debate and vote.

Mr Murphy held a press conference in Dublin yesterday to highlight the upcoming debate. A number of representatives from Irish animal welfare organisations also attended,

Laura Broxson of the National Animal Rights Association NARA, and Aideen Yourell of the Irish Council Against Blood Sports ICABS and Conor Dowling of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals NSPCA, spoke at the conference to outline their organisation’s view on hare coursing.

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Irish Hare Abuse Continues in Ireland

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Irish hare abuse to continue.

The annual hare netting and hare tagging licences have been issued to the Irish Coursing Club and its 88 affiliated coursing clubs. Hare coursing is administered by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) which is a body set up under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, issued the licences on the 24th of July.

Under the licence, it will be legal to capture live hares by means of nets between 8 August 2025 and 28 February 2026 subject to thirty-seven conditions. These apply to the conduct of hare coursing and to the treatment of captured hares.

The licence to attach a numbered tag to hares taken in accordance with a licence issued under Section 34 of the Wildlife Acts during the period beginning on 8 August 2025 and ending on 28 February 2026 is subject to seven conditions in respect of tagging and releasing captured hares.

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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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