Green Party to feel wrath of field sports protesters

LARGE numbers of people opposed to Green Party legislation on field sports are expected to take part in a public protest at the party’s national conference in Waterford city this weekend.

Supporters of the RISE (Rural Ireland Says Enough) campaign claim their traditional field sports of hunting on horse or foot, coursing, game shooting and even angling are under threat.

RISE was formed last January by the Hunting Association of Ireland and FACE Ireland to promote and defend traditional rural sports from what it sees as imminent Green legislative threats.