There have been calls for the practice of hare coursing to be banned.
People gathered for a protest outside Leinster House this afternoon, calling it "cruel".
Minister Darragh O'Brien is expected to decide whether to grant a license for hares to be taken to be used as part of the coursing season, which starts in September.
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'We think it's entirely against the whole biodiversity crisis that we're in.
It sends the wrong message and coursing is just such an intrinsically cruel pastime.
I wouldn't call it a sport because it doesn't qualify as a sport in any aspect.'
