Despite protests by animal rights campaigners, Hare coursing is not banned in Ireland. Regulated through Irish Government licences to net hares, hares coursing is legal. The national meeting in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and the Irish Cup at Limerick Racecourse, Greenmount, County Limerick are the most important events in the coursing calendar.
Animal rights activists are planning a major protest in Co Tipperary today as the country's largest annual hare coursing event gets underway in Clonmel.
The Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports says the demonstration will mark the first time in 12 years that pickets have been placed on the meeting.
The organisation wants the Government to ban live hare coursing as hares are still being mauled despite the muzzling of the dogs involved in the sport. It also says hares are traumatised and frequently suffer injuries while they are being chased.
The ancient Irish and Celtic culture of hare coursing
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