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News Co Meath Based Tara Harriers Donate to RISE! Campaign Protests to Politicians Do Work – At least In France Potential Bilsdale Reunification Goodall’s Practice Republished RISE! Campaign Gets Industry Backing Fine Gael Opposes Ban on Ward Union Staghounds First England, Now France - The Creep of ‘Class War Politics’ Against Hunting Murder Hollow Case – Authorities Fail to Comply with Court Compromise Agreement Irish Pro-hunting Campaign Rolls Out Nationally RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! Horses to Descend on Leinster House - Ward Union to Take Protest to City Murder Hollow Bassets - 31/12/09 Boxing Day Meets Defy Weather Stag Hunt Ban is Green Ignorance Gone Rabid John H. Daniels Fellowship at the National Sporting Library |
NewsCo Meath Based Tara Harriers Donate to RISE! CampaignThe county Meath-based Tara Harriers have donated €2,000 to the strengthening RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! campaign. Sixteen organisations representing hunting and gun clubs have formed the campaign to promote and defend traditional rural sports against impending legislative threats being prom... Protests to Politicians Do Work – At least In FranceWe understand that Deputy Maxime Gremetz has asked that his name be withdrawn as cosignatory of the recent bill presented to the assembly to ban hunting with dogs. Apparently Deputy Gremetz was affected by the number of ‘ordinary people’ who emailed him feeling insulted by the language used in the e... Potential Bilsdale ReunificationFormed in 1668 by the Duke of Buckinghamshire, the Bilsdale Hunt which covers remote moorland and forests in North Yorkshire has moved a step closer to a potential reconciliation with breakaway members after a letter from 9 principal landowners (accounting for 90% of hunt country) effectively acted ... Goodall’s Practice RepublishedWith the current excitement surrounding the possible ‘unearthing’ of Will Goodall’s horn in Zimbabwe there can be no better time to mention that, thanks to the efforts of hunting photographer Karen Davison-White Goodall’s Practice is now available in a readable A5 booklet form. Students of hunt h... RISE! Campaign Gets Industry BackingLeading participants in Irish horse and greyhound racing, together with major bookmakers, have signalled their support for the RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! Campaign. The campaign has been formed by sixteen organisations representing hunting and gun clubs to promote and defend traditional rural s... Fine Gael Opposes Ban on Ward Union StaghoundsFine Gael is opposed to the proposal by the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley TD, to ban stag hunting by the Ward Union Staghounds in counties Meath and Dublin, and will repeal any ban in government. The Party’s Front Bench has adopted a policy proposal to this effect from the Fine Gael Spo... First England, Now France The Creep of ‘Class War Politics’ Against HuntingFollowing the filing of a Bill on 5th February in the French Administration, three French politicians have decided to open up a French front against hunting. The Bill attempts to portray France as being out of step with the rest of Europe in that hunting in all other European countries has been bann... Murder Hollow Case – Authorities Fail to Comply with Court Compromise AgreementThe Murder Hollow Basset case continues taking new twists and turns as the PSPCA employs various tactics in an attempt to avoid what would seem to be a catalogue of embarrassing disclosures in its interaction with the Murder Hollow Hunt. As we know the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Crue... Irish Pro-hunting Campaign Rolls Out NationallyRISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! – the campaign formed recently to promote and defend traditional rural field sports – has begun stepping up its campaigning efforts nationally. This week, more than five hundred hunting, shooting and angling clubs in every county have received a briefing pack and pet... RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough!Organisations representing more than 300,000 people involved in traditional rural field sports have come together to form a new national campaign called RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! RISE ! will campaign at national, regional and local level to mobilise public and political opinion in support of ... Horses to Descend on Leinster House Ward Union to Take Protest to CityTHE proposed banning of the Ward Union hunt by Minister for the Environment, John Gormley will meet stiff resistance with protests set for the streets of Dublin and Dail Eireann itself, according to local man Gavin Duffy of the Hunting Association. A massive rally in Trim Castle, Hotel, organised by... Murder Hollow Bassets - 31/12/09The latest news on the Murder Hollow case is that the Pennsylvania Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Chairman of the Board, Harrisse Yaron, suddenly resigned last week. The PSPCA under her direction and management has refused to respond to questions about the condition and location of t... Boxing Day Meets Defy WeatherAcross the country thousands of supporters braved sub zero temperatures to support Boxing Day hunts today and call for the repeal of the Hunting Act. Simon Hart, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, was with the South Pembrokeshire Hunt and 1000 supporters at the Cresselly Arms, Cresswell ... Stag Hunt Ban is Green Ignorance Gone RabidThe Irish Times - Friday, December 18, 2009 OPINION: A demoralised Fianna Fáil shows no appetite to resist its minnow bedfellows on the issue, writes KEVIN O'CONNOR WHEN I “returned” to this country in the early 70s, I had reason to ponder what made us different. So much that greeted me was ramshack... John H. Daniels Fellowship at the National Sporting LibraryDo you want to do some academic research with a hunting bias? If so the National Sporting Library based in America wants to hear from you, they are looking for applicants for fellowship places to start in 2010 - the deadline is 1st February. The National Sporting Library, a research institution spec... Murder Hollow Bassets - December Update- Trial Date SetI have heard from Jim Scharnberg that a trial date has been set to hear the charges that remain against Wendy Willard. He states that Willard is still unable to find the whereabouts or the condition of the hounds that were seized by the PSPCA. The case is on track for a trial on 12th January, depend... Ward Union HAI Monster Rally For Trim Monday 14th of DecemberChristy Reynolds, The Ward Union Hunt Chairman, has called a Monster HAI Rally to be held in the Trim Castle Hotel, Trim on Monday week the 14th December at 8pm. “The battle begins here. We have been planning our campaign quietly behind the scenes but it goes public from here” said Reynolds. He cont... American Hound Show ResultsWe have started to publish the MFHA hound show results for 2009 please see the shows page for details. 27th November 2009 An evening with the BelvoirTo the delight of a packed hall Michael Clayton gave a detailed account of the History of the Belvoir Hunt as a foretaste of his soon to published book on the hunt. During the talk the recent winner of the BHS Elwyn Hartley Edwards award for ‘Outstanding contribution to equestrian journalism’ and f... A Call to Action from Rob Lowe Chairman of the UCSWWith the General Election due in May, hunting is certainly becoming politicised again. “Veggie Ben” has been charged to make a big thing about Tories “wanting to tear animals to pieces”. Labour know they are losing and anything could be done to score points, so be prepared. There is general optimism... |
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