Hare coursing arrests inquiry

Files are being prepared for the DPP over a garda clampdown on illegal hare coursing which saw nine people, including a 14-year-old, arrested, questioned, and released last week.

The arrests related to the alleged use of lurcher dogs to course hares on private land, sometimes setting up to five dogs in chase of a hare, for betting purposes.

Gardaí and officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Service carried out a joint operation on Wednesday targeting people suspected of involvement in illegal coursing and made nine arrests of suspects aged between 14 and 40 in the Clonmel, Cashel, and Thurles areas.