Anti-blood sports campaigners to protest at coursing meeting

ANTI-BLOOD sports campaigners are planning to mount protests at next month’s national coursing meeting in Clonmel for the first time in more than a decade.

Environment Minister John Gormley is likely to come under pressure as a result of the protest to take action against coursing following his Green Party’s pre-election commitment to ban all blood sports.

The picket will be placed on finals day, February 6, when the winners of the prize money for the coursing derby, oaks and other events will be decided.