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Latest Dail Question: Badger Snaring Cruelty
(09 May 2008)
ICABS vice-president, Tony Gregory, TD has questioned Minister John Gormley about his department's licensing of cruel badger snaring. The licence issued to the Department of Agriculture has already left tens of thousands of badgers dead. Deputy Gregory urged the Green Party Minister to develop a more humane approach. More...
MEP contacts Parliament President about bullfight exhibition
(07 May 2008)
Irish MEP, Kathy Sinnott, has contacted the President of the European Parliament about an exhibition which bullfighters are planning to hold at EU Headquarters next month. The blood sports brigade are trying to convince parliamentarians that slowly torturing a bull to death is a "noble" activity that should be preserved. More...
Minister still entitled to refuse future Ward Union licence
(07 May 2008)
Environment Minister John Gormely has clarified that the settlement he reached with the Ward Union last month does not prevent him from refusing a licence to the controversial hunt next season. The Minister was responding to a Dail question from ICABS vice-president, Tony Gregory, TD. More...
Beaglers told to assume end to season extensions
(07 May 2008)
Beaglers have been told to assume that in the future, there will be no further extensions to their hunt season. This very much welcomed development was revealed in a letter from Environment Minister, John Gormley's office. ICABS has renewed its appeal to the Minister to fully protect the Irish Hare by implementing a total ban on all forms of hunting and coursing. More...
Illegality of deer hunt highlighted on Today FM
(30 April 2008)
ICABS Campaign Director, Aideen Yourell, has highlighted the illegality of the Ward Union hunt on Today FM. In an interview with Matt Cooper on Monday's The Last Word show, she stressed that the deer terrorised by the hunt are domestic animals and therefore protected under the Protection of Animals Act. More...
Wildlife Presentations: The badger
(30 April 2008)
Enjoy a close-up view of the fascinating badger species with this captivating compilation of wildlife footage. See how these social creatures interact with each other - from grooming, cleaning and playing. More...
Slideshow exposes victims of Dept's cruel badger snaring
(29 April 2008)
An ICABS slideshow displaying images of badgers caught and cruelly killed in Department of Agriculture snares is now available to view online. Tens of thousands of badgers have already been snared by the Department in what has been slammed as "slaughter masquerading as science". More...
Minister Gormley settles with Ward Union
(24 April 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has learned that Environment Minister, John Gormley, has settled out of court with the controversial Ward Union carted deer hunt. The settlement relates to conditions imposed by the Minister as part of a restricted hunting licence he issued last December. More...
Animal Voice - April 2008
(24 April 2008)
A handy round-up of all the latest ICABS news, updates, campaign quotes and action alerts. Read on to find out how you can help Irish animals. Please forward a copy to your friends and ask them to join the campaign against blood sports cruelty in Ireland. More...
Hotel asked to disassociate from coursing
(23 April 2008)
The manager of the Clonmel Park Hotel in County Tipperary has been asked by ICABS to disassociate from a cruel blood sport. In an advert placed in the events booklet for this year's coursing finals, the hotel extended a "welcome to all visitors to the national coursing meeting". More...
Subscribe to the ICABS RSS feed
(18 April 2008)
Stay right up to date on Irish Council Against Blood Sports campaign activities and action alerts by subscribing to our new RSS Feed. Add http://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/feed to your news reader and be among the first to receive the latest ICABS news headlines. More...
Google urged to remove hurtful bullfighting ad links
(9 April 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is calling on Google to remove advert links from a page which previews a book about anti-bullfight campaigner, Vicki Moore. The links to a retailer of bullfighting tickets appear on a Google Book Search page for "Life on the Line". More...
ICABS responds to Galway student's hunting claims
(9 April 2008)
In a statement published on the Galway Independent website today, the Irish Council Against Blood Sports has addressed claims by a Galway student that foxhunting is "humane" and that foxes need to be controlled. We have clarified that fox hunting is cruel from beginning to end and that foxes biologically control their own numbers. More...
Sickened hunter calls for "life ban" on 2 hunts
(9 April 2008)
A hunter who is alleging that foxes were dug out of their earth with spades and bars is calling for "a life ban" on two hunts. Quoted in the Avondhu newspaper, the long-time hunt supporter said he was "sickened to the core" to witness the scene. He has also alleged that a captive fox was released from a bag in front of hounds and that members of the Ormond and Avondhu hunts were "implicit in this act of barbarism". More...
Galway cat relives fond foxy memories
(8 April 2008)
Last year, we reported on a fox who befriended a cat during one of his regular visits to a Galway cattery. This week we bring you a cute snapshot showing feline Ted watching foxes on television and clearly missing his foxy friend. More...
Hunt supporter's sickening admission: I kill foxes with baseball bat
(4 April 2008)
A hunt supporting farmer has told ICABS that over the years he has "snared hundreds of foxes and killed them with a baseball bat". The disturbing admission was left as a comment on the ICABS video channel and has today been brought to the attention of the Department of Agriculture. ICABS is demanding protection for foxes and tougher penalties for those convicted of cruelty. More...
Foxes dug out and "brutally assaulted" in Wexford
(4 April 2008)
The Star newspaper has revealed that two foxes were dug out of their den and "brutally assaulted" in Fethard-on-Sea, Wexford. A local woman said that, prior to the grim discovery, she saw two men from a red car walking close the dens with four dogs. ICABS urges anyone with information to please contact the Gardai. More...
Please display an ICABS campaign banner
(4 April 2008)
Help spread the word about the campaign against blood sports in Ireland. Please display an ICABS banner on your website or profile page. New banners this week: "Dublin wants blood sports banned" and "Galway wants blood sports banned". More...
Wildlife is welcome, golf club tells ICABS
(04 April 2008)
Hermitage Golf Club in Lucan, Co. Dublin has informed the Irish Council Against Blood Sports that the club very much welcomes the presence of wildlife in the environs of their parklands. This comes following claims by a caller to RTE's Liveline recently that he was employed by the club to shoot rabbits. ICABS is delighted at this positive response. More...
Help Irish Foxes - Join the campaign today
(3 April 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is campaigning for an end to foxhunting in Ireland. Help save Irish foxes from the cruelty of this blood sport by joining our monthly action alert email list. Please spread the word about the campaign by displaying our Help Irish Foxes graphic on your website. More...
Doomed badger struggled for 24 hours in Dept snare
(2 April 2008)
Photos released by Badger Watch Ireland show a badger injured so badly in a Department of Agriculture snare that a vet called to the scene had to put the exhausted animal out of its misery. ICABS is joining Badgerwatch in its renewed calls on the government to stop this cruel snaring operation. More...
Call for Garda investigation into fox cruelty allegations
(28 March 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has called for a Garda investigation into complaints of cruelty to a fox during a hunt in Fermoy, Co. Cork earlier this month. We have written to the Garda Commissioner, calling for a probe into the cruelty allegations made against the Avondhu Foxhounds by "senior people within the hunting community". More...
Arrow Tours remove bullfight image
(27 March 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has thanked Arrow Tours, for removing a bullfight image from its website and for pledging to delete it from the next edition of its European City Breaks brochure. The publishers of a Madrid guidebook distributed by Arrow Tours have also been praised for promising to remove a matador from the front cover. More...
Irish singer recounts fox encounter
(21 March 2008)
Musician Dónal Donohoe has said that foxes are always welcome to his Co Wicklow garden. In his website blog, the singer and guitarist recounts the moment he came face-to-face with one of the creatures and tells of how a fox drops by occasionally to drink from the bird bath! More...
Stay away from canal: Waterways Ireland's message to hunt
(20 March 2008)
Waterways Ireland is to contact the Westmeath Foxhounds to tell them to
stay away from the Royal Canal. The move comes after the Irish Council Against Blood Sports highlighted a report from earlier this year which revealed that the hunt's hounds chased a fox into the freezing water of the canal and along its banks. More...
ICABS Campaign Text Alerts
(20 March 2008)
Sign up for the Irish Council Against Blood Sports' Campaign Text Alerts service and receive campaign updates to your mobile phone. To subscribe to this free service, simply text the word GO to our textline on 086-0386617. More...
Sligo TD asked to consider hunting cruelty
(19 March 2008)
A TD who described hunting as an "integral part of the rural lifestyle" has been told by ICABS about the terrible animal cruelty involved in the activity. Sligo Fine Gael TD, John Perry, has said that he will keep our comments in mind for the future. More...
Animal Voice - March 2008
(14 March 2008)
A handy round-up of all the latest ICABS news, updates, campaign quotes and action alerts. Read on to find out how you can help Irish animals. Please forward a copy to your friends and ask them to join the campaign against blood sports cruelty in Ireland. More...
Banned British hunters target Irish foxes
(14 March 2008)
ICABS has renewed its appeal for Irish wildlife to be protected after learning that a British foxhunt was invited to Ireland to persecute our foxes. The Limerick Leader has revealed that the Coniston Foxhounds and their pack of 50 hounds came to County Cork this month to take part in a hunting festival. More...
Animal Voice - Print and distribute today!
(14 March 2008)
The February-March edition of Animal Voice is now available to download as a printable pdf file. Please help spread the word about the campaign against blood sports - download and distribute Animal Voice today. More...
This St Patrick's Day, celebrate Ireland's wildlife heritage
(14 March 2008)
This St Patrick's Day, the Irish Council Against Blood Sports is calling on Ireland to celebrate our fabulous wildlife heritage. We are asking people to become more active in the campaign against the blood sports which result in Irish animals being cruelly abused and killed throughout the countryside. ICABS wishes all its friends and supporters a Happy St Patrick's Day. More...
RTE radio show provides platform for hunt misinformation
(13 March 2008)
ICABS has contacted RTE after a radio programme profiled a hunter who outrageously branded foxes as "vermin" and anti-hunt campaigners as "no good for society". The "Curious Ear" show also gave the hunter an opportunity to make the erroneous claim that hunting with packs of dogs is part of nature. More...
Heritage Council questioned over wildlife grant to gun club
(13 March 2008)
The awarding of a wildlife grant to a gun club has been questioned by ICABS Vice President, Tony Gregory, TD. The Leitrim shooting group received 4,000 Euro from the Heritage Council under its 2007 Wildlife Grants Scheme. ICABS is calling for groups connected to wildlife killing to be excluded from future grant schemes. More...
Outrage at killing of "magnificent" neighbourhood fox
(12 March 2008)
The shooting of a fox by a Dublin golf club has left locals outraged. The fox, which the club claims was damaging greens, has been described by neighbours as a magnificent and fascinating creature. According to a report in the Irish Independent, a woman and her two children were in a "terrible state" after witnessing the shooting. More...
View all ICABS videos on your mobile phone
(12 March 2008)
Thanks to Youtube Mobile, millions more people are now be able to witness the cruelty of blood sports in Ireland. With the ability to watch all of the Irish Council Against Blood Sports' videos on a compatible mobile phone, our campaign is set to reach an even wider audience nationally and around the world. More...
Hare hunters refused licence
(07 March 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports welcomes Minister John Gormley's decision to refuse a licence for the hunting of hares with packs of dogs during March. We are now calling on the Minister to work towards introducing a year-round ban on this cruel blood sport. More...
Noel Treacy asked to stop pandering to hunters
(07 March 2008)
In a letter to the editor published in the Galway Independent this week, the Irish Council Against Blood Sports has suggested that insead of pandering to hunters, Noel Treacy, TD should "respect the overwhelming wishes of the electorate and commit to safeguarding our wildlife heritage". More...
New mobile campaign video - Download now!
(04 March 2008)
Now you can use your mobile phone to help expose the cruelty of foxhunting. Download our new campaign video on to your 3G phone or mp3/mp4 player and play it to your friends, family and workmates. Ask them to join the call on the government to ban this deplorable blood sport. More...
Animal Voice - February 2008
(29 February 2008)
A handy round-up of all the latest ICABS news, updates, campaign quotes and action alerts. Please read on to find out how you can help Irish animals. More...
Please join us for Galway University foxhunt debate
(28 February 2008)
Please join us for a debate on foxhunting at Galway University this coming Wednesday, March 5th at 7pm. The debate is to be chaired by RTE’s Jim Fahy and will feature anti-hunting presentations from Green Party Councillor, Niall O'Brolchain, and Olivia Lally of NUIG Animal Rights Society. More...
New ICABS Banner: Please display today
(28 February 2008)
Help spread the word about the campaign against blood sports in Ireland. Please display the new ICABS banner on your website or profile page. Thank you. More...
New Petition: Ban Blood Sports in Ireland in 2008
(27 February 2008)
Now available for download is the new ICABS petition calling on the government to ban blood sports in 2008. Please download today and collect signatures among your family and friends. More...
Coursing cruelty highlighted to Clonmel mayor
(27 February 2008)
The mayor of Clonmel has been asked to consider the cruelty of coursing and stop supporting the blood sport. The call comes after the Progressive Democrats councillor was pictured in a local paper at the town's coursing finals. More...
Fantastic Fox Photos
(27 February 2008)
A set of fantastic fox photos taken recently by ICABS supporter, Clodagh Blake. According to Clodagh, the adorable fox is a regular visitor to the garden in County Tipperary where he is welcomed with a generous supply of food. More...
Galway fox chased for 80 minutes
(26 February 2008)
A fox had to endure a gruelling 80 minute chase during a hunt in County Galway, according to an Irish Field report. "As soon as [the huntsman] cast his pack in Pump Bog, they found a fox and were away for what was to be a run of one hour and twenty minutes," the report stated, adding that the hunt terrier was among the dogs chasing the unfortunate fox. More...
Irish tour company responds positively to bullring appeal
(22 February 2008)
An Irish tours company has responded positively to an ICABS appeal for the Ronda bullring to be excluded from future itineraries. Primera Tours has today announced that they will "review our excursion programmes with regards to visits to a bullring". More...
New Campaign Poster: "No Hunters, No Hounds"
(21 February 2008)
ICABS is urging landowners to show compassion for our wildlife heritage by closing property to those involved in blood sports. If you are a farmer or countryside landowner, please download our new "No Hunters, No Hounds" poster. Laminate and display copies along your property boundaries. Thank you. More...
Minister urged to revoke deer hunt licence
(20 February 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is calling on Environment Minister, John Gormley, to urgently revoke the licence he issued to the Ward Union carted deer hunt in December. Our appeal comes in the wake of the High Court's granting of an injunction to the hunt, preventing the Minister from imposing the conditions that disallowed them from using dogs to chase the deer and forced them to capture the deer before unleashing the pack. More...
Coming soon to cinemas: The Fox and the Child
(20 February 2008)
Described as a cross between a fable and a nature film, The Fox and the Child is the latest offering from Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet ("March of the Penguins"). This highly anticipated family drama follows the friendship between a 10-year-old girl and a wild red fox and the obstacles they have to overcome along the way. More...
Appalling hunt cruelty: Fox forced to swim for its life
(15 February 2008)
A fox being chased by a pack of hunt hounds was forced to swim across a canal twice in a desperate bid to try and save its life. ICABS has asked landowners to help protect wildlife from this appalling abuse by banning hunts from their property. More...
Irish MEP is "odd man out" in support for cruel seal hunt
(14 February 2008)
Irish MEP, Sean O Neachtain, has been described as "very much the odd man out" for backing Canada's barbaric seal hunters. The Fianna Fail MEP sparked outrage this week after he declared: “I will be supporting the seal hunters". Mr O Neachtain's bizarre stance has been condemned by animal welfare groups across Ireland. More...
RTE classifies coursing as sport: Join our appeal now
(14 February 2008)
RTE is defending its decision to include hare coursing in a radio sports report. ICABS has urged the station to stop presenting animal cruelty as sport, saying that "many would struggle to comprehend how sport could ever encompass an activity based on greyhounds chasing hares and causing them stress, injury and sometimes death." More...
Coursing cruelty captured by media
(08 February 2008)
The cruelty of coursing has again been captured by the Irish media. Photos of hares running for their lives in front of greyhounds were published in several papers, giving readers a reminder of the suffering endured by this timid and fragile species. More...
New documentary about hunter turned campaigner
(08 February 2008)
A new documentary from Griffith College profiles Tom Hardiman, a former foxhunter who turned his back on the cruelty and went on to become one of Ireland's most dedicated anti-hunt campaigners. This short film tells of how Tom protests outside the Dail every week to urge politicians to ban the blood sport. More...
Protest coverage on RTE News
(06 February 2008)
Television coverage of the Clonmel protest against live hare coursing can be viewed from the RTE website. The news report was aired on the Six One news on Wednesday evening. More...
Protest highlights continued coursing cruelty
(06 February 2008)
A protest outside the national coursing finals in Clonmel has helped highlight the continued cruelty of hare coursing in Ireland. ICABS thanks everyone who attended the demonstration and for the messages of support from those unable to be there on the day. ICABS has this week renewed its call on Environment Minister, John Gormley, to make this the last every coursing season by refusing future licence applications from the coursers. More...
Protest to highlight catalogue of coursing cruelty
(06 February 2008)
Representatives from the Irish Council Against Blood Sports, together with a number of other campaigning groups, will stage a peaceful protest outside the national finals of hare coursing in Powerstown Park, Clonmel on Wednesday, (12 midday to 2pm). The groups are coming together in solidarity to highlight the ongoing cruelty and abuse that is live hare coursing, and to once again call for a ban on this despicable "sport". More...
Animal Voice - January 2008
(01 February 2008)
A handy round-up of all the latest ICABS news, updates, campaign quotes and action alerts. Please read on to find out how you can help Irish animals. More...
Ward Union deer abandonment is cruel
(29 January 2008)
The cruelty of the Ward Union's abandonment of domesticated deer in the countryside has been highlighted in a letter to the editor published in today's Irish Independent. Criticising the hunt, ICABS campaign director, Aideen Yourell, points to the distress caused to the creatures. More...
Download a protest poster
(24 January 2008)
Help spread the message about coursing cruelty during next month's demonstration in Clonmel. Print one of our posters and bring it along on the day to display. There are two posters available to download - "Coursing is Cruel" and "Stop the Terror". More...
Limerick landowners reminded of anti-hunt rights
(23 January 2008)
In a letter to the editor published in the Limerick Leader this month, ICABS has reminded landowners about their rights in relation to trespassing hunts. Local farmers were told that if hunters and their hounds didn't receive permission to come on to land, "they have absolutely no right to be
there." More...
Protest against hare coursing - February 6th
(18 January 2008)
A protest against hare coursing is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 from 12 noon to 2 pm. The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is one of the groups from all around Ireland who will be represented at this peaceful demonstration outside the coursing finals venue - Powerstown Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. More...
Hunters run scared of Late Late Show
(10 January 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports was informed by the Late Late Show today that a debate on hunting, scheduled for tomorrow night's show, has been axed because hunting representatives have refused to take part. The reason, we understand, is that they object to the chairman of the Farmers Against Foxhunting and Trespass Group being invited to take part in the debate. More...
New ICABS Badges
(09 January 2008)
Show your support for the campaign against blood sports. Purchase one of the new ICABS badges today and help raise funds for our campaign against animal cruelty in Ireland. Displaying our website address, these cool badges cost just €1 each (including postage and packaging to anywhere in the world). More...
ICABS letter in Sunday Independent
(09 January 2008)
The Sunday Independent has published three letters highlighting the cruelty of the Ward Union's deer chase. Among those printed was one from ICABS Campaign Director, Aideen Yourell, who called for the hunt to stop terrorising the deer and switch to the humane alternative of drag hunting. More...
Coillte! Keep hunts out of our forests!
(04 January 2008)
The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has renewed its appeal to Coillte to stop allowing hunters to chase and kill foxes on its property. The state-owned forestry company currently permits hunts to carry out their blood sport in a number of forests around the country. ICABS has this month launched a campaign video exposing the disturbance caused by packs of hounds in Coillte woodland. More...
News - 2006
ICABS TV - Exposing Blood Sport Cruelty to the World (15 December)
Animal Voice - December 2006 (12 December)
Property hunting: estate agent lists blood sport (06 December)
Otter decline sparks fresh call for mink hunt ban (30 November)
Animal Voice - November 2006 (18 November)
Coursing: hare had leg "almost completely broken off" (17 November)
ICABS Christmas Cards - Download now! (09 November)
Rally for animals on December 10th (08 November)
Horrendous - Spain's "bull on fire" event (03 November)
Another season of terror begins (29 September)
Hunts on roads: Gay given evidence (08 September)
Stop coursing, release hares (01 September)
De Rossa pressing for ban on cat and dog fur trade (31 August)
Ban bull-bird barbarity (30 August)
Thumbs up for draghunting on TG4 (25 August)
I've no plans to ban coursing: Minister O'Donoghue (24 August)
Animal Voice - August 2006 (18 August)
Failte Ireland's anti-hunt move welcomed (16 August)
Tourism body reminded of hunt barbarity (15 August)
ICABS benefit gig - great music and a great cause (August)
Ryanair recommends visit to cruel bullrun (08 August)
Animal Voice - 2006 Bullfighting Edition (01 August)
Boycott bullfighting black spots (13 July)
Bank apologises for foxhunt advert (05 July)
Company thanked for removing website's bullfight content (28 June)
Horses - the forgotten victims of bullfighting (28 June)
Animal Voice - June 2006 (23 June)
Response to Sean Power's coursing comments (21 June)
Green TD calls for complete coursing ban (15 June)
Coursing views voiced during Dail debate (14 June)
Offaly coursers lose licence (01 June)
Northern Ireland: Majority oppose blood sports (01 June)
Irish company publicises bullfighting (31 May)
IFA is "selling out": anti-hunt farming group (25 May)
Benjamin Zephaniah expresses support for ICABS campaign (23 May)
Hare Cam (23 May)
Department snarers condemned as "blackguards" (21 April)
Pearse Brothers "totally opposed" to coursing: Senator Margaret Pearse (19 April)
Near miss for biker as hunt encroaches on to main road (07 April)
Call for crackdown on sale of illegal traps (06 April)
Trespassing hunts will be "dealt with severely": farmers group (06 April)
Scrap falconry centre: Renewed appeal to County Council (05 April)
Sports minister evades greyhound doping questions (31 March)
Disappointing performance from Ronaldo (30 March)
Hare protection extended in North as hunt season extended in Republic (24 March)
"Pure evil": the use of terriers in blood sports (23 March)
Vinnie Jones' winning greyhound "involved" in positive drug test (22 March)
The Impact of Enclosed Hare Coursing on Irish hares (21 March)
Happy Saint Patrick's Day (17 March)
McCririck condemns whipping of race horses (16 March)
Future Ryanair newsletters to be bullfight-free (16 March)
Animal Voice - March 2006 (10 March)
Shocking photos show why coursing must be banned (08 March)
Protest against barbaric slaughter of seals in Canada (07 March)
Pressure mounts for hares as beagling licence issued (03 March)
Ambulance slowed down during hunt (24 February)
Rangers nail cruel bird trapper (16 February)
Run for the animals this summer (15 February)
Coursing cruelty captured by media (03 February)
Animal Voice - January/February 2006 (31 January)
Majority want live hare coursing banned (27 January)
Coursers told to bog off (27 January)
Paddy Power asked to disassociate from blood sport (20 January)
Pet food company "will not be sponsoring" coursing event (20 January)
Applications invited for biodiversity fund (18 January)
Shock Disease and Irish Hares (13 January)
BBC highlights UK hunters in Ireland (12 January)
International protest against hare coursing (January)
News - 2005
Christmas Greetings from ICABS (23 December)
Ban Blood Sports in 2006 - New Petition (14 December)
Help rid Ireland of cruel glue traps (09 December)
Animal Voice - December 2005 (08 December)
ICABS Christmas Cards - Download now! (08 December)
Minister questioned about Ward Union hunt (07 December)
Candle light vigil for Irish animals (02 December)
Two deer hounded to death during Ward Union hunt (30 November)
Photo: Captive hares in coursing enclosure (18 November)
Animal Voice - Autumn-Winter 2005 (09 November)
Animal Voice - November 2005 (04 November)
Chorus flier suggests trip to cruel bullrun (02 November)
How can I help get blood sports banned? (25 October)
Halloween 2005 - Campaign Poster (20 October)
Tax exemption for hunts: Minister Cowen questioned (20 October)
Coursing fixtures list revealed (13 October)
Scrap falconry centre: Appeal to County Council (12 October)
End bullfighting in France (30 September)
Deer hunt licensed for 2005-06 season (21 September)
Corrie's Kate urging fur boycott (20 September)
Animal Voice - September 2005 (16 September)
Coursers get licence for 2005-06 season (14 September)
Hunters may benefit from Stena's ferry discount (02 September)
Urgent appeal to Minister Dick Roche (26 August)
Five found guilty over Kildare dog fight (14 July)
Is Ireland in breach of EU Habitats Directive? (07 July)
Stop promoting bullfighting: appeal to Abbey Travel (06 July)
"No more cruelty festival funding": appeal to Failte Ireland (06 July)
Call for Garda investigation into pig massacre (24 June)
Hares and Rabbits Fact Sheet (24 June)
Minister considers concerns over coursers' compliance (21 June)
Heritage Council classifies hare as a "declining species" (09 June)
Animal Voice - June 2005 (02 June)
Joe Higgins asks Minister to stop licensing coursing (24 May)
Irish Bishops don't condone hunt blessings (13 May)
Holidaymakers - Make your holiday cruelty-free! (05 May)
Urgent need for full hare protection (28 April)
Animal Voice - April 2005 (26 April)
ICABS launches new online petition (22 April)
I love hare coursing: Tipperary TD (01 April)
Species Action Plan - Feedback invited (31 March)
Dail rejects Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill (29 March)
Coursers to get 296,000 Euro of taxpayers' cash (23 March)
New Petition: Cuirtear cosc le spóirt fola in Éirinn i 2005 (17 March)
Canada: Stop the baby seal slaughter (10 March)
Animal Voice - March 2005 (08 March)
Minister shoots down proposal to open nature reserves to hunters (23 February)
ICABS welcomes British hunt ban (18 February)
Tony Gregory questions licensing of Ward Union (15 February)
Shocking BBC report exposes deerhunt (09 February)
Latest Dail Questions from Tony Gregory (02 February)
Coursing opposed by eight in ten (01 February)
Appeal to Minister - Make this the last ever coursing cruelty fest! (31 January)
Stress and Capture Myopathy in Hares (28 January)
Proposal to ban bullfighting in France (21 January)
Animal Voice - January 2005 (14 January)
Badger extermination "not viable" say Irish researchers (14 January)
Hare species - protected in Northern Ireland, persecuted in Republic (06 January)
Ban Blood Sports in 2005 - New Petition (05 January)
News - 2004
Trevor Sargent calls for end to coursing licences (December 23rd)
Minister urged to stand firm on state lands policy (December 22nd)
Foxhunt trespass highlighted in Dail (December 16th)
Controversial deerhunt licence revealed (December 8th)
Candle light vigil for Irish animals (December 8th)
Animal Voice - December 2004 (December 2nd)
ICABS plea to British Government: No Compromise On Cruelty (November 16th)
Coursing season details revealed (November 11th)
"China Daily" criticises Shanghai bullfights (November 2nd)
Animal Voice - October 2004 (October 27th)
Latest Dail Q&A from Tony Gregory (October 20th)
Halloween 2004 - Campaign Poster (October 16th)
UCC foxhunting debate - this evening! (October 13th)
Call for ministerial inquiry into sport horse cruelty (October 12th)
"Man About Dog" film has got it wrong (October 8th)
No funds to coursers in "last ten years" (October 7th)
Swatch Watch ends RDS Hunt Chase sponsorship (September 28th)
Coursing claims are absurd: Conservationists (September 22nd)
Animal Voice - September 2004 (September 21st)
ICABS congratulates UK Government on Hunting Bill (September 15th)
Celebs tell Tony Blair: Keep your hunt ban promise (September 9th)
New Campaign Poster - Download and display today! (September 7th)
Snared badger suffers horrific injuries (September 3rd)
Priest plugs cruel hunt (August 31st)
New Campaign Poster - Download it Now! (August 27th)
Urban Foxes (August 19th)
ICABS launches campaign postcards (August 12th)
Animal Voice Newsletter - Summer 2004 Edition (July 30th)
Failte Ireland endorses blood sports festival (July 16th)
Lodge protest against Pamplona bull run (July 13th)
Stress and Capture Myopathy in Hares (July 7th)
Irish rugby jersey auctioned at hunt cruelty fundraiser (June 30th)
Ban bullfights in Catalonia (29 June)
Coca-Cola order removal of bullring banner (June 2nd)
Taxpayers want coursing outlawed, not grant-aided (May 25th)
Help expose illegal cockfighters (May 19th)
Campaign to help protect goats from shooters (April 27th)
New fox photo gallery (April 27th)
Barcelona declared anti-bullfighting city (April 7th)
Foxes not a major cause of lamb losses (April 6th)
Irish Greyhound Board questioned about coursing (April 1st)
Animal Voice - April 2004 (March 31st)
Minister questioned about legality of Ward Union (March 23rd)
Banish blood sports from Ireland (March 17th)
Star Sunday exposes millionaire members of hunt (March 14th)
Kane report damning of Ward Union (March 11th)
Deerhunt plea to Garda Commissioner and Minister for Justice (March 11th)
Carted Deer Hunting: New leaflet launched (March 10th)
Carted Deer Hunting: Latest Images (March 10th)
Government "subverting protection of animals legislation" (March 4th)
National Parks to remain hunter-free (March 4th)
Ban Barcelona Bullfighting (March 3rd)
Shocking badger kill figures released (February 25th)
€14,642,869.33: Government grant to Punchestown Centre (February 24th)
Renewed Call for Humane Alternative to Hare Coursing (February 4th)
Minister refuses to implement humane alternative to coursing (January 20th)
News - 2003
Stop Abbeyfeale Coursing - Urgent Appeal to Ministers (December 23rd)
Coursing banned in Northern Ireland (December 19th)
The "Nauseating Nonsense" of foxhunters (December 4th)
Urgent appeal to Minister Walsh: Stop the badger cull 'charade' (November 6th)
Farmers Against Foxhunting and Trespass group formed (November 5th)
Save the hares in Dungannon (October 23rd)
Northern Ireland moves to protect the Irish hare (October 14th)
Visit our new campaign websites (September 30th)
Make this the last ever hare coursing season (September 17th)
Hunting gone from GoIreland.com listings (September 10th)
Nationwide search for illegal leghold traps (August 29th)
Paddy Power and hare coursing (July 3rd)
Foxhunting removed from Bord Failte website (July 25th)
Goodyear remove billboard from "TG4 bullring" (July 11th)
Pat Rabbitte clarifies blood sports stance (July 9th)
"Irish badger cull is slaughter masquerading as science" (June 4th)
"I love bullfighting": TV's Hector (May 29th)
Campaign Against Bull Abuse in Coria (May 21st)
Bord Failte promotes foxhunting in Ireland (April 10th)
Hunters told to stay off public roads (March 28th)
EU subsidises bullfighting bulls (March 12th)
New Issue of Animal Watch (March 11th)
News - 1999-2002
Coursing Cruelty Video Evidence (15/10/02)
Foxhunts use emotional blackmail to gain access to farmers' lands (07/08/02)
Eircom/The Star Glamorise Bullfighting (13/06/02)
Coursing abuse and deceit revealed (04/02/02)
Hunters back in Coillte forests (12/10/01)
Scotland to ban hunting with dogs (20/09/01)
Speared to death: Linoso is dead (19/09/01)
Success for ICABS Letter Writers (17/08/01)
Is church property now off limits to Blazers? (17/12/00)
Night hunting/trespass proposals dropped from Bill
Death of brave anti-cruelty campaigner, Vicki Moore
Avril Doyle bloodsport declaration fails
Irish MEP calls for EU support for animal cruelty
Minister Gives Blessing to Staghunt Cruelty
Galway Blazers Cruelty Exposed
Minister has AG's advice on legality of staghunt
