A snapshot of what the Irish government permits in the name of "sport"...this picture appeared in the Irish Times on Dec 28th 2018 with the following caption:

LIGHTING FAST: Greyhounds have a very close encounter with a hare during a coursing meeting in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

Another reason to join the protest outside the "National Hare Coursing Festival" at Powerstown Park racecourse, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, on Sunday Feb. 3rd. Protest runs from 12 noon to 2 pm.