Gilmore at odds with FG on staghunting ban

LABOUR leader Eamon Gilmore has set himself on another potential collision course with Fine Gael by saying his party would oppose any efforts to overturn the ban on stag hunting.

The ban — and Fine Gael’s proposal to reverse it — is the latest in a series of differences to emerge between the likely coalition partners.

The Government drove through the ban on stag hunting last year but only after facing down a minor revolt on the Fianna Fáil back-benches.