I welcome the fact that this ban has finally become permanent. It was the first motion I introduced when elected to the Assembly in 2007.

It has taken a long time and North Down representatives have played important roles in the campaign to ban this barbaric so called sport.

40 years the MP for Bangor the late Bertie McConnell introduced  a Bill to ban coursing in the old Northern Ireland Parliament. Although it was passed by the Commons, it was delayed by the Senate and fell when the Parliament was prorogued in 1972. Continue reading “Permanent Ban on Hare Coursing” »