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.