irish hares are strong.

[Chid 6,488]

rab it will be on the countryside alliance ireland website somewhere

[Guest RAB.MCKAY]

rab it will be on the countryside alliance ireland website somewhere

will have a look , cheers

[flinn 47]

Alliance Party Amendment Defeated

 

Countryside Alliance Ireland welcomes the decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly not to give full protection to the Irish hare. An amendment tabled by the Alliance Party to give full statutory protection to the Irish hare was opposed during the further consideration stage of the Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill at Stormont on Monday 7 February 2011. 19 MLAs voted for the amendment and 56 against.

 

This amendment was not tabled in the best interests of the Irish hare population; it merely sought to end the traditional activities of beagling and hunting with hounds in Northern Ireland.

 

The Chairman of the Environment Committee, Cathal Boylan MLA, conveyed to the assembled members that this issue had been discussed at length within the Committee and it was their recommendation to maintain the status quo and not provide statutory protection. Speaking as MLA for his constituency, Mr Boylan also said we must protect these rural sports and activities.

 

The Minister for the Environment, Edwin Poots MLA, reiterated his reasons for not supporting this amendment stating that ecological evidence indicates that the main factors limiting the Irish hare population are the availability and quality of suitable habitat. Activities such as hunting have a negligible impact on the overall population.

 

Mr Francie Molloy MLA said during the debate that as anyone who lives in a rural area will know, the hunting of hares by hounds has been going on for centuries; it is a country pastime as much as anything.

 

An amendment tabled by Mr Molloy to allow two licensed coursing events in Northern Ireland per year fell by 33 to 53 votes. The Minister for the Environment stated he maintained that hare coursing was not primarily a conservation-related issue. It was his belief that the decision taken by the Assembly at Consideration Stage to ban hare coursing was taken on social and ethical grounds and based on the premise that such a sport is no longer appropriate in the twenty-first century. He further stated that those amendments would be a fundamental reversal of the Assembly's decision to ban hare coursing altogether.

 

We wish to take this opportunity to thank all our members, MLAs and supporters for the concerted effort during our lobbying campaign.

 

THIS RAB

[Chid 6,488]

http://www.irishhare.org/

also tells you there

[Guest RAB.MCKAY]

to think i was going 2 go asleep ther , love getting on hear for a we debate and a laught cheeers flinn

[Guest RAB.MCKAY]

Alliance Party Amendment Defeated

 

Countryside Alliance Ireland welcomes the decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly not to give full protection to the Irish hare. An amendment tabled by the Alliance Party to give full statutory protection to the Irish hare was opposed during the further consideration stage of the Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill at Stormont on Monday 7 February 2011. 19 MLAs voted for the amendment and 56 against.

 

This amendment was not tabled in the best interests of the Irish hare population; it merely sought to end the traditional activities of beagling and hunting with hounds in Northern Ireland.

 

The Chairman of the Environment Committee, Cathal Boylan MLA, conveyed to the assembled members that this issue had been discussed at length within the Committee and it was their recommendation to maintain the status quo and not provide statutory protection. Speaking as MLA for his constituency, Mr Boylan also said we must protect these rural sports and activities.

 

The Minister for the Environment, Edwin Poots MLA, reiterated his reasons for not supporting this amendment stating that ecological evidence indicates that the main factors limiting the Irish hare population are the availability and quality of suitable habitat. Activities such as hunting have a negligible impact on the overall population.

 

Mr Francie Molloy MLA said during the debate that as anyone who lives in a rural area will know, the hunting of hares by hounds has been going on for centuries; it is a country pastime as much as anything.

 

An amendment tabled by Mr Molloy to allow two licensed coursing events in Northern Ireland per year fell by 33 to 53 votes. The Minister for the Environment stated he maintained that hare coursing was not primarily a conservation-related issue. It was his belief that the decision taken by the Assembly at Consideration Stage to ban hare coursing was taken on social and ethical grounds and based on the premise that such a sport is no longer appropriate in the twenty-first century. He further stated that those amendments would be a fundamental reversal of the Assembly's decision to ban hare coursing altogether.

 

We wish to take this opportunity to thank all our members, MLAs and supporters for the concerted effort during our lobbying campaign.

 

THIS RAB

 

this mean just courceing events

[Guest RAB.MCKAY]

come on lads everyone knows all ye northys hunt ardee,all the hares in belfast are up the mountains and child21 i wouldnt go coursin with you lad no offence

 

 

true( rd) has plenty , takes a diferent type of a dog 2 kill a hare during the day up north tho .

most places have a lot of obsticles / fences / ditches / /walls /rivers/ cover and smaller fields .

same down here lad my dog killed 3/3 new years day then 2/2next day then 1/2 the followin day so i think i know what im on about ,love you chid21

 

any pups going lol

thats a good count , like every thing actions speak louder than words see it then belive it

lad if they werent doin the biz they wud be 6 feet under end of no pups as of yet

 

fair enought ill take ur word 4 it

, id say like all hunting at min with lurchers a good hare dog is hard 2 come by.

[flinn 47]

Alliance Party Amendment Defeated

 

Countryside Alliance Ireland welcomes the decision by the Northern Ireland Assembly not to give full protection to the Irish hare. An amendment tabled by the Alliance Party to give full statutory protection to the Irish hare was opposed during the further consideration stage of the Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill at Stormont on Monday 7 February 2011. 19 MLAs voted for the amendment and 56 against.

 

This amendment was not tabled in the best interests of the Irish hare population; it merely sought to end the traditional activities of beagling and hunting with hounds in Northern Ireland.

 

The Chairman of the Environment Committee, Cathal Boylan MLA, conveyed to the assembled members that this issue had been discussed at length within the Committee and it was their recommendation to maintain the status quo and not provide statutory protection. Speaking as MLA for his constituency, Mr Boylan also said we must protect these rural sports and activities.

 

The Minister for the Environment, Edwin Poots MLA, reiterated his reasons for not supporting this amendment stating that ecological evidence indicates that the main factors limiting the Irish hare population are the availability and quality of suitable habitat. Activities such as hunting have a negligible impact on the overall population.

 

Mr Francie Molloy MLA said during the debate that as anyone who lives in a rural area will know, the hunting of hares by hounds has been going on for centuries; it is a country pastime as much as anything.

 

An amendment tabled by Mr Molloy to allow two licensed coursing events in Northern Ireland per year fell by 33 to 53 votes. The Minister for the Environment stated he maintained that hare coursing was not primarily a conservation-related issue. It was his belief that the decision taken by the Assembly at Consideration Stage to ban hare coursing was taken on social and ethical grounds and based on the premise that such a sport is no longer appropriate in the twenty-first century. He further stated that those amendments would be a fundamental reversal of the Assembly's decision to ban hare coursing altogether.

 

We wish to take this opportunity to thank all our members, MLAs and supporters for the concerted effort during our lobbying campaign.

 

THIS RAB

 

this mean just courceing events

 

 

Yes mate also that the Irish hare has lost its protection as well.

 

 

[divingshoes 0]

i think aisling is bi-polar, bitch if you want to start shit about something, at least have the decencey to know what the fu ck your talkin about. it was clearly stated he was talkin about the north. and theres NO FU CKING NEED FOR THAT SECTARIAN SHITE either. if you have problems with people identifying themselves as british, then dont come on a british fu ckin fourm. asshole.

 

well said mate nice one live and let live....

[Guest RAB.MCKAY]

really would love 2 see a courceing event up north but it would be like every thing else charged and taxed 2 the hilt

[Guest thebigdog]

thats a nice wee hound ye got there rab, whats in it?

[Guest thebigdog]

ohh and as for hares derry if fuc kin full of them, irish and brown.

[CarraghsGem 92]

ohh and as for hares derry if fuc kin full of them, irish and brown.

 

i seen em there myself, no shortage of them

[Guest thebigdog]

ohh and as for hares derry if fuc kin full of them, irish and brown.

 

i seen em there myself, no shortage of them

 

 

seriously, in the waterside side tho

[aisling3 11]

i think aisling is bi-polar, bitch if you want to start shit about something, at least have the decencey to know what the fu ck your talkin about. it was clearly stated he was talkin about the north. and theres NO FU CKING NEED FOR THAT SECTARIAN SHITE either. if you have problems with people identifying themselves as british, then dont come on a british fu ckin fourm. asshole.

 

well said mate nice one live and let live....

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