Judge cuts fines against five Cork men caught with iron bars hunting wildlife with dogs

The judge at Cork Circuit Appeals Court said they 'would present as a very intimidating bunch of men if you arrived on someone’s land with dogs and bars'

Five men appeared at Cork Circuit Appeals Court appealing the severity of fines imposed on them for hunting on privately owned lands with dogs in contravention of the Wildlife Act. File picture: Larry Cummins

Groups of men carrying iron bars and accompanied by dogs of various breeds hunting foxes, rabbits and badgers, would be very intimidating for the owners of land, a circuit court judge said.

Five men appeared at Cork Circuit Appeals Court appealing the severity of fines imposed on them for hunting on privately owned lands with dogs in contravention of the Wildlife Act.