Protest over hare coursing in Co Cork park which is town's 'lifeline'

Coursing club has been using  Millstreet Town Park for its Christmas meeting since 1961

Protesters against hare coursing in Millstreet.

Protesters held signs and waved banners in a Cork town today in protest at hare coursing in their local park.

Millstreet Town Park closes to the public from December 6 to January 1 to allow controversial hare coursing to take place there on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.