Ireland will not follow Scotland and Wales in banning greyhound racing, Minister says The Journal Ban on Irish greyhound racing ruled out after Welsh, Scottish parliaments outlaw sport The Irish Times Greyhound racing outlawed in Scotland after MSPs back ban BBC Agri Minister dismisses any suggestion of Ireland Greyhound Racing ban LMFM BHA confident that greyhound racing bans in … Read more
Greyhound racing will not be outlawed in Ireland after both the Welsh and Scottish parliaments voted to end the sport this week, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said. In the Dáil, Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger said Ireland was “going backwards” in terms of animal rights by not following suit. She pointed to figures from … Read more
A UCD medicine student says she feels “incredibly supported” by the many people who came out to protest on her behalf at Belfield’s campus in south Dublin this week. The young woman’s story burst into the wider public domain after a report in UCD’s University Observer was raised in the Dáil last month by Solidarity … Read more
Protest planned at FAI headquarters over Ireland’s Nations League matches against Israel The Journal Israel match would be ‘stain on Irish soccer’, Dáil told RTE.ie Stephen Bradley: ‘Some things are bigger than football. Genocide is most definitely one of them’ The Irish Times Indo Sport podcast: Eamon Dunphy on Taking A Stand | Ireland v Israel The Irish Independent … Read more
Last night, as some readers may know, I was on Virgin Media’s Tonight Show to discuss, amongst other things, immigration policy in Ireland. I have always enjoyed appearing on that programme, from its earliest days under Vincent Browne, and the team there are always very professional and kind. Judging by the feedback I received, many … Read more
Bill to ban ‘cruel and inhumane’ fox hunting in Ireland introduced to Dáil The Journal TD introduces bill to ban fox hunting in Ireland RTE.ie Bill to ban foxhunting in Ireland causes discontent in Dáil The Irish Times Foxes have ‘taken over the place’ says Danny Healy-Rae as he opposes blood-sport ban The Irish Independent ‘Unprecedented’: Two TDs will … Read more
Ruth Coppinger on her fight to stop the courts using sexual violence victims’ counselling notes TheJournal.ie Source link