The Hunting Association of Ireland

Waterford Demonstration

RISE! Demo in Waterford on Saturday, 27th March

Supporters of the RISE! campaign will hold a demo in Waterford City on Saturday 27th March to coincide with the Green Party national convention and we would welcome your support.

The demo will assemble at 11.00 a.m. in the public car park opposite Dooley’s Hotel on the Quay and will proceed from there at 12 Noon to the Tower Hotel, on the Mall, where there will be a platform and a number of short speeches. The demo is expected to end around 2.00 pm.

Supporters are encouraged to travel to the demo in groups by coach or minibus or to avail of public transport by Irish Rail or Bus Éireann. Each representative group should bring their own identifying banner or poster.

Parking will be available at the following locations, but you should allow enough time to get from them to the demo assembly point by 11.00 a.m:

•Kilcohan Park greyhound stadium
•Regional Sports Centre, on the Cork Road – space for 500 cars
•Ballinamona Equestrian Centre on the Old Tramore Road – coaches or cars
Updates will be given as and when any further arrangements are finalised.
Check Rise Campaign
to keep up to date as well.

RISE Campaign

FACE Ireland and the Hunting Association of Ireland have formed RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! to campaign at national, regional and local level to mobilise public and political opinion in support of our traditional field sports and rural pastimes. Together, these organisations represent more than 300,000 adherents of country sports.

Rural Ireland says Enough! It is time to draw a clear line, to resist these threats and to promote our traditional rural way of life.

RISE! is supported by people throughout Ireland who value our distinctive and traditional way of life. They are people who wish to conserve and develop a better way of life for themselves, their children and for future generations. How can you help our campaign?

Please click below to the RISE website and sign the petition online or to download a form.

RISE Campaign

Jim Murphy Irish Field Letter

Madam, The recent interview with Green Party Deputy Leader, Mary White, in the Irish Field (Dec 19th 2009), will be received with derision and contempt by the Fieldsports community in Ireland. It beggers belief that she should try to present a version of Green Party Policy that is so utterly at odds with the facts. Indeed the animal rights activists in the Green Party have already stated that the ban on fur-farming and stag-hunting is only the beginning and that fishing (angling), shooting and all other fieldsports are next on the list. These are the same people who recently held the country to ransom during the renegotiated Programme for Government.

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Trim Castle HAI Rally

Almost two thousand members and supporters of the Ward Union Hunt held a “monster rally” last week in opposition to plans to ban stag hunting.
The hunt, which operates in Co Meath and north Co Dublin, is furious at the ban proposed by Minister for the Environment John Gormley. They have accused him of vindictively singling them out as they are the only licensed stag hunt in the country.
National Hunt jockey Paul Carberry, who is a Ward Union member, wrote an open letter to Taoiseach Brian Cowen last week warning him that Fianna Fail TDs would pay the price at the next election if the ban was implemented.

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HAI Membership

2010 is Membership Year
The Hunting Association of Ireland (HAI) is made up of The Six Hunting with hounds associations and each of those associations pays an annual sub to The HAI which goes some way to the running of The HAI.

Three years ago the associations agreed to form an individual membership section of The HAI which all hunt club members and supporters could join by paying an annual membership fee.
In 2010 our aim is to have a major membership drive. If you support HAI by joining and paying what is a modest annual membership fee, HAI will not only be able to be more efficient at it’s political work but will be able to expand its promotional campaign into the future.

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Summer Newsletter

Please find below the summer newsletter. I hope you find this interesting and informative.

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2010 HAI Calendar

Calendar is available to purchase online, €12.50 this includes postage. Orders over 10 or any queries please contact 085 1100645.

Hunting DVD's for Sale

Hunting in Ireland DVD’s are available to purchase online, €25.00 including postage.

Hunting in Ireland Volumn 1 – Leinster
The Kildare Foxhounds
The Island Hunt
The Carlow Farmers’ Hunt
The Laois Foxhounds
The Kilkenny Foxhounds

Hunting in Ireland Volumn 2 – Munster

The County Limerick Foxhounds
The Pallaskenry Beagles
The Scarteen – The Black and Tans
The Limerick Harriers
The West Waterford
The Duhallow Foxhounds

Volumn's

Volumn 1 - Leinster €25.00 Volumn 2 - Munster €25.00

New HAI/IFA Countryside Membership Package

HAI have recently had successful negotiations with IFA Countryside to form a partnership between IFA and HAI. This means that for just €55, you can enjoy HAI membership as well as the IFA countryside personal accident insurance package which also includes other benefits. Join online or contact Dickie Power on 0851100645