Speeches at the 2026 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Belfast before the "Ban Fox Hunting" motion was passed (24 April 2026) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYTanvcNaE
Thank you to the delegates who spoke in favour of a ban and pushed for a change in the party's animal welfare policies.
The passing of motion 29 is a major milestone in the campaign to secure a ban on the bloodsport in Ireland.
It passed after a majority of delegates rejected an earlier motion (28) calling for the bloodsport to be regulated.
With the passing of motion 29, Sinn Fein now commits to "support a ban on the practice of fox hunting with dogs for the sole purpose of leisure."
Join us as we renew calls on Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to follow suit, reflect the views of the vast majority and move to ban this barbaric, colonial bloodsport.
ACTION ALERT
Help get fox hunting banned in Ireland
Please get in touch with all your local TDs and urge them to pledge support for a ban on cruel fox hunting in Ireland. Visit the Oireachtas website for contact details https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=/ie/oireachtas/house/dail/34
Contact the leaders of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael. Tell them that you want fox hunting, hare coursing and all bloodsports banned.
Micheál Martin TD
Leader, Fianna Fail
Email: micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie; info@fiannafail.ie
Tel: 01 619 4000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michealmartintd/
X: http://www.twitter.com/@MichealMartinTD
Simon Harris TD
Leader, Fine Gael
Telephone: 01 281 3727
Email: simon.harris@oireachtas.ie; finegael@finegael.ie
X: http://www.twitter.com/SimonHarrisTD
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DeputySimonHarris
Keep hunters off your land
If you are a landowner, make your land off-limits to hunters. Find out more about how to do this on our Farmers/Landowners page – http://www.banbloodsports.com/farmers.htm
Sign and share Uplift’s “Ban Fox Hunting” petition
https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/petition-to-ban-fox-hunting-in-ireland
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