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Thursday, 03 June 2010 |
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RISE! Campaign comes to Westmeath on Wednesday the 9th June A RISE! Campaign Information Night will be held in The Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar, County Westmeath at 8.30 pm, Wednesday, 9th June 2010. Further Information can be obtained from: Kevin Quinlan on 086-4088060 or Louise Kelly on 087-7775558 RISE! Campaign comes to North County Dublin on Monday 14th June A RISE! Campaign Information Night will be held in The Rolestown Inn, Rolestown, Fingal, county Dublin at 8.30 pm on Monday 14th June 2010. Further Information can be obtained from: Derek O’Brien 086-3040556 RISE! Campaign comes to Kerry on Friday 18th June A RISE! Campaign Information Night will be held in The Killarney Oaks Hotel, Muckross Road, Killarney, county Kerry at 8.30 pm on Friday 18th June 2010. Further Information can be obtained from: Donal Murphy 087-2510172 or Eamon Courtney 087-2618654 RISE! Campaign comes to County Meath on Wednesday 23rd June A RISE! Campaign Information Night will be held in Simonstown GAA Club, Simonstown, county Meath at 8.30 pm on Wednesday 23rd June 2010. The event is Simonstown is being organised by the Committee of Meath Regional Game Council and members of more than fifty gun clubs are expected to attend. Further Information: David Dillon 087-8135905 or Kevin Quinlan 086-4088060 RISE! Campaign comes to County Roscommon on Thursday 24th June A RISE! Campaign Information Night will be held in The Hyde Centre, Athlone Road, Roscommon, county Roscommon at 8.30 pm on Thursday 24th June 2010. Further Information: Michéal Curley 086-2481630 or Liam McManus 086-8418695 RISE! Campaign comes to County Sligo on Friday 25th June A RISE! Campaign Information Night will be held in The Coolera House Bar, Ransboro, Strandhill, County Sligo at 8.30 pm on Friday 25th June. Further Information: Brendan Dollan 086-6602162 |
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Friday, 21 May 2010 |
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Hundreds of supporters of the RISE! (Rural Ireland Says Enough!) Campaign are expected to take part in a demonstration in Cashel, County Tipperary on Saturday, 22nd May, to coincide with a Fianna Fáil regional conference taking place in the town. The demonstration will assemble at the Town Hall in the Main Street, from 10 a.m onwards, and will move off at 11 a.m. to the Brú Ború Centre where the Fianna Fáil conference is taking place. There will be a short public meeting outside the Centre and the demonstration will end at 1 p.m. Please spread this info among all your friends without delay. For further Information contact: Dónal Boyle 087-2834075 or Séamas Dwyer 087-6481897 |
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Friday, 21 May 2010 |
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On Wednesday, 19th May, a delegation from the RISE! Rural Ireland Says Enough! Campaign met the Lemass Forum of backbench Fianna Fáil TDs and Senators to brief them on their concerns about the recently published Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010.
This is the Bill to ban the Ward Union Staghounds in county Meath and to curb deerstalking throughout the country. Thirty-nine TDs and Senators attended the briefing, an unprecedented number for the Lemass Forum. Deputy Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South) and Deputy Thomas Byrne (Meath East) jointly chaired the event.
Pictured at Leinster House before the Forum are (Front, L to R): John McGuinness TD (Carlow-Kilkenny), Mattie McGrath TD (Tipperary South), Christy Reynolds (Chairman, Ward Union Hunt), Declan Brooks (Ward Union Hunt), Kate Tobin (RISE! Campaign, Kilkenny), Máire Hoctor TD (Tipperary North) and (Back, L to R) Jim Murphy (Cork, Chairman, Hunting Association of Ireland), Liam Cahill (RISE! Campaign, Meath), Thomas Byrne TD (Meath East), David Lalor (RISE! Campaign, Laois), Peadar Ó Scanaill (Veterinarian, Dublin) and Tom Geary (RISE! Campaign, Cork). |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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 The course is based on four days of instruction, which includes all assessments, and offering successful students the DSC 1 Certificate. The course is delivered by experienced, professional instructors and covers over 20 deer and stalking related subjects.The cost of the course is £295 and includes all assessment fees, DMQ registration, and a comprehensive 326 page manual.
For details and additional information please contact: The British Deer Society Training Ltd, The Walled Garden, Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF, Tel: 01425 655434, E-mail:
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or visit their website at http://www.bds.org.uk/ Location of Training Course: Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland. Course Dated: 21st/22nd plus 28th /29th August 2010. For bookings contact HQ on 01425 655434 or the BDS NI Training Officer Damian McElholm
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THE BRITISH DEER SOCIETY Leaders in deer related training |
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
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 Marianne Freeman a student at the School of Biological Sciences , Medical and Biological Centre, Queen’s University Belfast is presently investigating the spatial distribution and density of Muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi) populations in Northern Ireland as one part of her PhD.
She is trying to gather up as much information of its distribution as possible in order to ascertain what problems will lie ahead for the environment and the impact this invasive species will have on our countryside, its biodiversity and ecology. If you have seen any Muntjac Marianne would be delighted to hear from you. She can be contacted on 07590908205 or by email at
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. Marianne has produced a leaflet that can be downloaded and distributed to your friends and colleagues which can be downloaded by Clicking Here. |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
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RISE! Campaign Information Nights will be held at the following locations The Courtyard, Ferns, County Wexford at 8.30 pm on Thursday the 20th May 2010. Further Information from George Chapman 087-1332629 The Commercial Hotel, Ballinamore, County Leitrim at 8.30 pm on Friday 21st May 2010. Further Information from Seamus Flynn, Cornageeragh, Ballinamore, County Leitrim. The Lavey Inn, Dublin Road, Cavan, County Cavan at 8.30 pm on Monday the 31st May 2010. Further Information from Jack Donohue
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or Paul O’Reilly
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For details of these and other events contact the RISE! Office on 01-969054 |
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
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Countryside Alliance Ireland is providing full support and assistance to The Wild Deer Association of Ireland (WDAI) who is one of the main organisations representing the country’s deer hunters, in our quest to have this draconian Bill defeated. Urgent meetings have been sought with the Minister to discuss this proposed ban on deer hunting that has been slipped into the recently published Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010. As expected, the Bill contains the commitment in the Renegotiated Programme for Government to ban the Ward Union Staghounds. However, it has become clear that the Bill also proposes new restrictions on deer stalking to make it an offence to use two or more dogs while hunting deer with rifles. |
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 |
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JUDGMENT of Mr. Justice Fennelly delivered the 11th day of May 2010. Three judges of the High Court have refused applications for judicial review of decisions refusing applications for firearms certificates in two cases and, in one case, an import licence. The solicitors representing the appellants in each of these three cases represents the National Association of Regional Games Council, which, according to the solicitors, had supported dozens of legal challenges to what were claimed to be breaches of the Firearms Legislation by the Garda Commissioner, Garda Superintendents and the Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform. Certainly, there were a number of judicial review challenges to decisions of Garda Superintendents in the year 2008. |
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
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A meeting of the Firearms Consultative Panel was held on Thursday the 29th April 2010. This was the first meeting of the panel since the introduction of the new firearms licensing legislation. The aim of the meeting was to address the continuing problems that are arising around the country. It was clearly evident from the reports delivered by the shooting groups that we still have inconsistent approvals, misinterpretation of the commissioners guidelines and indeed their is clearly some evidence that draconian measures are being taken by some Garda districts to reduce the numbers of firearms within their jurisdiction. However, it should be also acknowledged that some Garda Districts have been exceptional in the way they are offering help and assistance to our members and are delivering a fair and consistent licensing system. |
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
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 The Lisnalea Rod and Gun Club from Markethill will be holding a charity clay shot on Saturday 26th June 2010 starting at 11am. DTL, Sporting and catering facilities will be available all day
All proceeds in aid of Celine Sheridan Trust Fund. |
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