Farm group calls for action on foxhunting

A group of farmers has demanded the Government crack down on foxhunting because it is damaging their livelihoods.

Farmers against Foxhunting and Trespass said those involved in hunts were trampling on the constitutional rights of farmers by trespassing on their land and causing thousands of euro worth of damage.

The group's secretary, William O'Donoghue, said: "It has happened to me on a number of occasions. I had wire fences cut, fences broken down.

"I haven't been the worst, personally, [but] I have had people contact me who had thousands of pounds worth of damage caused to their property."