Fox hunting ban

[Hunting by day and night 17]

What's everyone's taughts on the ban of fox hunting in ireland lads if it passes were all f****d 

[ands 587]

Be a hell of a loss to the Irish economy too.

[harryshounds 1,551]

Won't happen, yet.

[Hunting by day and night 17]

There voting again on the 17th of December 

[tinytiger 892]

19 hours ago, harryshounds said:

Won't happen, yet.

It's f****d if the social  Democrats get in. Which they well might  due to housing  crisis

[harryshounds 1,551]

The shinners will be the big party in the next government, they're new rural base in the South won't have it and in rural strong holds along the border hunting hounds is a way of life. I think it'll die out as the gen zers don't have an interest.  Although one real bad incident caught on camera could change things. I think it Ireland hunting not seen as such a class issue as in UK. Ban on hunting was always about attacking the Tory brigade.

[tinytiger 892]

On 14/11/2025 at 19:08, harryshounds said:

The shinners will be the big party in the next government, they're new rural base in the South won't have it and in rural strong holds along the border hunting hounds is a way of life. I think it'll die out as the gen zers don't have an interest.  Although one real bad incident caught on camera could change things. I think it Ireland hunting not seen as such a class issue as in UK. Ban on hunting was always about attacking the Tory brigade.

Population  out the country  increasing as well , grew up out the road from  a  small village, its practically  a  suburb of Limerick now. A thousand + who I don't know from Adam-probable antis . Days of walking the road with a spade and bar  and a heap of dogs are gone.The social Democrats worry me the most. Could see them and labour  also doing well.

[harryshounds 1,551]

I can't see it for a few more yrs anyway. Enjoy while we have it. If the Greens couldn't stop it the SDs won't. I'd be more concerned if the shinners were against it, but ya couldn't trust them too much.

[Hunting by day and night 17]

Let's just hope we get a few more years out if it be a shame to see it finished happy hunting lads 

[hounddog3 767]

Mary Lou said 2 r 3 day,s ago that SF will vote to have Fox hunting stopped if it ever come,s up. 

[Bonner RIP 10]

This vote on the 17th has no chance of going through as both government parties and their independents have said they will vote against it.

The interesting ones are Sinn Fein. They formed a coalition of the left to work together against the government to get Catherine Connolly elected as president. They will have seen that if they all work together on the left they can stop the government. All the other parties on the left will vote for this motion to ban hunting on the 17th, will Sinn Fein break ranks and vote with the government??? Or will they want to go against the government as they do on nearly every other issue.

If they do vote for the motion to ban hunting you can rest assured John Blair will push to have his bill brought before the Assembly because Sinn Fein can't vote to ban hunting in the South and not in the North.

I sincerely hope they do not use hunting just to get at the government but as has been said you can never trust politicians.

I think anyone who cares about hunting should write to their local Sinn Fein TD this week urging them to vote against a ban because they really are key to keeping hunting on both sides of the border.

You can be sure the anti hunt brigade have been flooding the Shinners inbox so we need to get writing to. 

Start writing emails before it is to late.