Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Irish Greyhound Industry: Irish Coursing Club

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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Reference was made to the fact that illegal hunting activities are ongoing throughout the country and that it is very easily identifiable from a layman's perspective. As a layman, I do not know anything about coursing. How is it easily identifiable? If it is a coursing club event, then people from the ICC are present, but if I came across illegal hunting taking place, I would not want to confront them. How do I find out if the event is legal or not?