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Tue 02 Feb 2010Pro-hunt lobby group 'gains impetus'
A RECENTLY-FORMED pro-hunting campaign claims it is gathering momentum throughout the country and is “encouraged” by the support it has received from politicians “at national level”.
Rise! (Rural Ireland Says Enough!) is aiming to “mobilise public and political opinion in support of traditional field sports and rural pastimes”. It is backed by 16 organisations – ranging from the Hunting Association of Ireland to the Irish Hawking Club – representing some 300,000 people.
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