Irish celebrities call for ban on fur farming

A number of Irish celebrities including Imelda May and actors Simon Delaney and Saoirse Ronan are among those who have put their names to a campaign to end fur farming in Ireland.

The celebs, led by Rachel Pilkington who plays Fair City's Jane, are urging Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney to ban the practice which is already outlawed in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

However, Minister Coveney has so far resisted pressure to ban it here, despite only five mink farms operating around the country.