Irish Council Against Blood Sports Gaelcomhairle in Aghaidh Fuilsport
PO Box 88, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland
Tel/Fax: 044-93 49848. Mobile: 086-2636265.
Textline: 086-0386617 - Text "GO" to receive occasional updates
To witness the appalling cruelty of hare coursing, foxhunting and mink hunting, please click on the video links above. For more presentations exposing blood sports in Ireland, visit our Videos Page. Help highlight our campaigns by displaying the videos on your website. Thank you.
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TDs announce bill to ban hare coursing
TDs Maureen O'Sullivan and Clare Daly have announced their intention to introduce an anti-hare coursing Bill this year. Appealing for cross-party support for the Bill, ICABS President, Deputy O'Sullivan stated: "We hope legislation will be passed which will see the end of hare coursing and other blood sports in Ireland." More...
Farmer describes seeing Ward Union "hunting a stag with dogs" A farmer from County Meath has described seeing the Ward Union "hunting a stag with dogs". Speaking on RTE's Liveline, he said he saw a stag "obviously in distress" followed by hounds and people on horseback. More...
Joan Collins, TD supports a ban on coursing The office of Joan Collins TD has confirmed that the Dublin South-Central Deputy "is in support of a ban on live hare coursing". The People Before Profit politician has previously queried the Agriculture Minister about plans to ban the bloodsport. More...
Noel Grealish TD pledges continued support to anti-coursing campaign Galway West TD, Noel Grealish, has pledged his continued support to the campaign to end hare coursing in Ireland. The Independent TD's statement came on Monday as Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan and Clare Daly announced their intention to introduce a bill to ban the bloodsport. More...
Green Party leader supports anti-coursing protest The leader of the Green Party, Eamon Ryan, has been thanked for attending the anti-coursing protest in Dublin this week. The former Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was accompanied by Green Party Chairman Roderick O'Gorman. More...
FEATURED VIDEOS
Ban Coursing in Ireland
How to eliminate the hare from coursing
Absolutely ridiculous : Junior Minister Shane McEntee's coursing claim
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports refutes utterly claims made by Junior Minister Shane McEntee in today's Irish Times that "there's no danger to the hare" during coursing. More...
Animal Voice Newsletter - Issue 01, 2012
A round-up of all the latest campaign news and updates. Please respond to this month's featured action alerts and forward to all your friends. Thank you. More...
Gardai continuing to monitor Ward Union situation
The Office of the Garda Commissioner's Private Secretary has assured ICABS President, Maureen O'Sullivan TD, that the force is continuing to monitor the situation in the area where the Ward Union hunt operates "to ensure there are no breaches of the criminal law". More...
Government Minister presents trophy at coursing meeting ICABS has expressed disgust to Minister Phil Hogan after he was photographed presenting a trophy at a hare coursing meeting. The Minister posed with the cup for a winning greyhound which had earlier bashed into a hare and sent it tumbling head over heels. More...
Complaint to Mexican Ambassador about bull abuse ICABS has complained to the Mexican Ambassador to Ireland about the cruel Embalse de Toros event. Please join our calls for a ban on this appalling animal abuse which involves tying bulls to boats and dragging them through a river. More...
Irish Independent asked to reject coursing ICABS is calling on the Irish Independent to reject hare coursing. The call follows the inclusion of a coursing image in a 2012-13 Independent calendar and the continued publication of coursing results in the paper's sports pages. More...
Kilkenny's Springhill Court hotel wishes luck to coursing club ICABS is calling on the Brennan Group of Hotels to disassociate from hare coursing. The appeal follows another of the group's hotels advertising in a coursing meeting booklet. More...
Complaint to Church over coursing patron priest ICABS has complained to the Bishop of Ossory (pictured left) about a parish priest who is a patron of a coursing club. On the front cover of the Sevenhouses coursing club booklet, the patron is listed as "V Reverend Kieran Cantwell PP". More...
The cruelty of coursing continues Defenders of hare coursing continue to assert that the muzzling of greyhounds has eliminated the kill, but the annual monitoring reports obtained by ICABS under the Freedom of Information Act say otherwise. More...
The cubhunting horror "I will never forget"
An ICABS supporter in Limerick recalls the horrors he witnessed at a cubhunt over 40 years ago. Shockingly, Irish foxes continue to suffer the same barbarism in 2012. More...
Hunt group says hunting is "very much under threat"
A hunting group has acknowledged that bloodsports continue to be "very much under threat" in Ireland. A spokesperson for the Hunting Association of Ireland said that hunting activities are in danger even though the Green Party is no longer represented in government. More...
"No commitment" to reversing ban on cruel deer hunt
A spokesperson for An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has stated that there is "no commitment" to reversing the widely welcomed ban on the Ward Union hunt. Speaking to the Irish Independent, the spokesperson dismissed a claim by Junior Minister, Shane McEntee that the hunt "will be back". More...
Hares again running for their lives with start of coursing season
To Ireland's great shame, another season of hare coursing cruelty begins this weekend. From 1st October to 26 February, thousands of hares will be used as live lures in front of greyhounds. All will suffer the fear and stress of running for their lives. More...
Download "Bad Hare Days" now "Bad Hare Days" by anti-cruelty campaigner, John Fitzgerald, is now available as a free download. Its 61 chapters include "Supper with the hare catchers", "Michael D bids to end hare coursing", "Coping with bullies", "Showdown in Tipperary", "Tricks and Threats" and "An anti-hare coursing protest on Fifth Avenue". More...
Sinn Fein won't support any reversal of hunting ban Sinn Fein Senator, Trevor O Clochartaigh, has confirmed that the party "will not be supporting the repeal of the ban on stag hunting". He said that Sinn Fein "consider stag hunting to be a bloodsport [that] causes the infliction of cruelty to animals". More...
Animal Voice Newsletter - Issue 11, 2011 A round-up of all the latest campaign news and updates. Please respond to this month's featured action alerts and forward to all your friends. Thank you. More...
Allianz asked to scrap hunt insurance Allianz Ireland has been asked by ICABS to end its insurance for hunters. "By providing cover to those involved in foxhunting and hare hunting, your company is facilitating the continuation of these cruel activities," we stated. More...
Tell Ireland's forestry board, Coillte, to stop profiting from killing Coillte is continuing to sell licences to hunters to shoot defenceless forest creatures. Please urgently join our calls on the forestry board to stop profiting from killing and Keep Hunters Out. More...
Ask these hotels to disassociate from cruel coursing Please join us in asking a small selection of hotels to disassociate from the cruel blood sport of hare coursing. The hotels include Hotel Minella in Clonmel, Woodlands House Hotel in Adare and Savoy Hotel in Limerick. More...
Please make a donation to ICABS Please consider making a donation to the Irish Council Against Blood Sports this month. We rely entirely on the generosity of our supporters to help ensure that our campaign goes from strength to strength. To make a donation today, click on the Paypal logo to the left or visit our Join ICABS page. Thank you very much.
Photo Galleries: Witness the cruelty of bloodsports in Ireland Visit our Photo Galleries on Flickr to see images showing the cruelty of blood sports in Ireland. Please urgently contact your local TDs and ask them to support legislation to ban these disgusting activities. Foxhunting Gallery | Coursing Gallery
"No Hunting" signs: please print and display
Attention landowners: please download and display our new "No Hunting" posters and close your entire property to hunts now. The posters are available in A4 and unmissable A3 sizes. More...
