Coursing fixtures list revealed
13 October 2005
Last month, the Environment Minister granted a licence to the Irish Coursing Club for the netting of hares from the wild. Here we reveal the 74 clubs around Ireland where these hares will be terrorised during meetings between now and the middle of February.
|
September 2005
|
| 30 Sept, 1, 2 Oct |
New Ross
(Co Wexford) |
|
October 2005
|
| 1, 2 |
Liscannor
(Co Clare) |
| 7, 8, 9 |
Glin
(Co Limerick) |
| 14, 15, 16 |
Westmeath United
(Co Westmeath) |
| 15, 16 |
Ballyheigue
(Co Kerry) |
| 15, 16 |
Cashel
(Co Tipperary) |
| 15, 16 |
Regional
(Co Limerick) |
| 19, 20 |
Fermoy & Grange
(Co Cork) |
| 22, 23 |
Abbeydorney
(Co Kerry) |
| 22, 23 |
Crohane & Killenaule
(Co Tipperary) |
| 22, 23 |
Edenderry
(Co Offaly) |
| 22, 23 |
Gorey
(Co Wexford) |
| 22, 23 |
Loughrea
(Co Galway) |
| 29, 30 |
Charleville
(Co Cork) |
| 29, 30 |
Miltown-Malbay
(Co Clare) |
| 29, 30 |
Mitchelstown
(Co Cork) |
| 29, 30 |
Thurles
(Co Tipperary) |
| 30, 31 |
Castleisland
(Co Kerry) |
| 29, 30, 31 |
Kilcreevin/Ballymote/Tubbercurry
(Co Sligo) |
|
November 2005
|
| 4, 5, 6 |
Lixnaw
(Co Kerry) |
| 5, 6 |
Clonmel & Kilsheelan
(Co Tipperary) |
| 5, 6 |
Freshford
(Co Kilkenny) |
| 5, 6 |
Limerick City
(Co Limerick) |
| 5, 6 |
Mallow
(Co Cork) |
| 5, 6 |
Trim (Leinster Open)
(Co Meath) |
| 11, 12, 13 |
Co Carlow
(Co Carlow) |
| 12, 13 |
Ardpatrick & Kilfinane
(Co Limerick) |
| 12, 13 |
Cappoquin
(Co Waterford) |
| 12, 13 |
East Donegal
(Co Donegal) |
| 12, 13 |
Listowel
(Co Kerry) |
| 18, 19, 20 |
Ballyduff
(Co Kerry) |
| 19, 20 |
Borris-in-Ossory
(Co Laois) |
| 19, 20 |
Co Cavan/Dungannon
(Co Cavan) |
| 19, 20 |
Bandon & Carey’s Cross
(Co Cork) |
| 19, 20 |
Waterford
(Co Waterford) |
| 25, 26, 27 |
Knockgraffon
(Co Tipperary) |
| 26, 27 |
Balbriggan/Donabate Open
(Co Dublin) |
| 26, 27 |
Enniscorthy
(Co Wexford) |
| 26, 27 |
Kilimer/Kilrush
(Co Clare) |
| 26, 27 |
Rathcormac
(Co Cork) |
| 26, 27 |
Rathkeale
(Co Limerick) |
| To be decided |
Westport/Ballymena
(Co Mayo) |
| To be decided |
Roscrea
(Co Tipperary) |
|
December 2005
|
| 3, 4 |
Doon
(Co Limerick) |
| 3, 4 |
Ennis/Clarecastle
(Co Clare) |
| 3, 4 |
Johnstown/Urlingford
(Co Kilkenny) |
| 3, 4 |
Kilflynn
(Co Kerry) |
| 7, 8 |
Glanworth
(Co Cork) |
| 10, 11 |
Cork County Open
(Co Cork) |
| 10, 11 |
Newcastlewest
(Co Limerick) |
| 17, 18 |
Dungarvan
(Co Waterford) |
| 17, 18 |
East Donegal
(Co Donegal) |
| 17, 18 |
Castletown Geoghegan
(Co Westmeath) |
| 17, 18 |
Nenagh
(Co Tipperary) |
| 26 |
Roseberry Open
(Co Kildare) |
| 26, 27 |
Borrisoleigh
(Co Tipperary) |
| 26, 27 |
Co Kerry
(Co Kerry) |
| 26, 27 |
Cork
(Co Cork) |
| 26, 27 |
Dundalk & Dowdallshill
(Co Louth) |
| 26, 27 |
Mooncuin
(Co Kilkenny) |
| 26, 27 |
North Kilkenny
(Co Kilkenny) |
| 26, 27 |
Roscommon (Galway & Oranmore)
(Co Roscommon) |
| 26, 27 |
South Clare
(Co Clare) |
| 26, 27 |
Wexford & District
(Co Wexford) |
| 29, 30 |
Abbeyfeale
(Co Limerick) |
| 31 Dec, 1 Jan |
Millstreet
(Co Cork) |
| 30, 31 Dec, 1 Jan |
Old Kilcullen/Athy Open
(Co Kildare) |
|
January 2006
|
| 1 |
Fethard Open
(Co Tipperary) |
| To be confirmed |
Milford Open
(Co Cork) |
| 1, 2 |
Galbally
(Co Limerick) |
| 6, 7, 8 |
Clonakilty
(Co Cork) |
| 7, 8 |
Templetouhy
(Co Tipperary) |
| 11 |
Macroom
(Co Cork) |
| 13, 14, 15 |
Traderee
(Co Clare) |
| 14, 15 |
Knockgraffon Open
(Co Tipperary) |
| 14, 15 |
Sevenhouses
(Co Kilkenny) |
| 21, 22 |
Cork Co Open
(Co Cork) |
| 22 |
Newbridge Open
(Co Kildare) |
| 29 |
Clonmel & District Open
(Co Tipperary) |
| 29 |
Dromina Open
(Co Cork) |
| 30, 31 Jan, 1 Feb |
National Meeting, Clonmel
(Co Tipperary) |
|
February 2006
|
| 5 |
Duleek Open
(Co Meath) |
| 5 |
Fedamore Open
(Co Limerick) |
| 11, 12 |
Tipperary & District
(Co Tipperary) |
| 17, 18, 19 |
Irish Cup
(Co Kerry) |
Action Item
Please write to Minister Dick Roche to express your disappointment at the licensing of another year of hare coursing. Urge him to give a commitment that this will be the last ever year of coursing in Ireland.
Minister Dick Roche
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Custom House
Dublin 1
Tel: +353 (0)1-8882403
Fax: +353 (0)1-8788640
Email: minister@environ.ie
SAMPLE LETTER
(Please compose your own personal letter if possible. If you do not have time to do this, please send the short sample letter below. Be assertive, but polite, in all correspondence. Thank you.)
Dear Minister Roche,
I am writing to express my great disappointment at the news that you have granted the Irish Coursing Club yet another licence to net thousands of hares from the wild.
I think it is most unjust and undemocratic that your department disregards the views of 80 per cent of the Irish population by continuing to license this blood sport.
Yours sincerely,
Name/Location
Coursing: More Information
Coursers get licence for 2005-06 season - 14 September 2005
Is Ireland in breach of EU Habitats Directive? - 07 July 2005
Green Party leader, Trevor Sargent, has questioned the Environment Minister about the possibility of Ireland being in breach of the EU Habitats Directive by allowing hare coursing.
Hares and Rabbits Fact Sheet - 24 June 2005
Hares and rabbits have an important place in Ireland's biodiversity. Learn all about these fascinating mammals in a new fact sheet by Mike Rendle of the Irish Hare Initiative.
Animal Voice - June 2005
Special edition focusing entirely on the plight of the Irish Hare. Read on to find out about the growing concern for this "threatened" and "declining" species. Plus a selection of disturbing reports from hare coursing meetings.
The Impact of Enclosed Hare Coursing on Irish hares - 28 April 2005
A report by the Irish Hare Initiative
Species Action Plan - 31 March 2005
The draft version of the Species Action Plan for the Irish Hare.
National Survey of Hares
Tender Specification and additional details
Stress and Capture Myopathy in Hares - 28 January 2005
A report by the Irish Hare Initiative
Coursing: Photos and Video
For photos and video clips showing the cruelty of coursing, please visit our Ban Hare Coursing website.
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