Campaigners reiterate call for end to live-hare coursing

Anti-bloodsports campaigners are reiterating their call for an end to live-hare coursing in Ireland.

The call comes as thousands of spectators from Ireland and abroad gather for the annual National Hare Coursing Championships in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

The Campaign Against Cruel Sports says the practice of live coursing is cruel and unnecessary given that it has successfully been replaced by drag coursing with a mechanical lure in countries like Australia.