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The fox is a fine, healthy thing of beauty — why would we rip her to shreds?

Her coat shone, dense and full. Her amber eyes glowed, cleanly set in a ring of black. A creature of utter perfection, writes environmental activist, Seán Ronayne. And we allow such majestic beings be chased and violently killed for 'sport'

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025

Bill to ban fox hunting defeated in the Dáil by 124 votes to 24

The Bill would not have outlawed the shooting of foxes on one’s land to protect livestock

Thu, 18 Dec, 2025

Fox-hunting — conflicting attitudes between urban dwellers and farmers

Foxes breed prolifically and a vixen can have five cubs per year, which reach adulthood in about eight months. In ideal conditions, a fox can live for 10 years, but most only last for two, or three

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

UK police probe after ‘dead fox hit against van window’

Police in England are investigating after footage emerged appearing to show a dead fox being hit against a van window.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2019

We need to protect hares and foxes as well as deer

The Gardaí and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are to be complimented for their latest clampdown on illegal deer hunting. Deer herds around the country have been ravaged by gangs of thugs using high powered lamps and dogs.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

fox hunting

The fox is a fine, healthy thing of beauty — why would we rip her to shreds?

Bill to ban fox hunting defeated in the Dáil by 124 votes to 24

Fox-hunting — conflicting attitudes between urban dwellers and farmers

UK police probe after ‘dead fox hit against van window’

We need to protect hares and foxes as well as deer

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Mick Clifford

fox hunting

The fox is a fine, healthy thing of beauty — why would we rip her to shreds?

Bill to ban fox hunting defeated in the Dáil by 124 votes to 24

Fox-hunting — conflicting attitudes between urban dwellers and farmers

UK police probe after ‘dead fox hit against van window’

We need to protect hares and foxes as well as deer

Latest

Mick Clifford

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