Seen more Hares about here in recent years - many in the woods as others have mentioned. The best areas for hares are places where they are protected like airports, golf courses etc.. Dublin AP is full of them whereas the Curragh has hardly any cos certain people hunt them out of season 24/7 with dogs which means no young make it. Sad cos theres good habitat for them there:(. Areas of intensive silage production also have few hares since high levels of herbicide use kill their food plants, which is probably the main reason they have declined in many places over the last few decades.