Bid to ban fox hunting begins again at Stormont
A bill to ban hunting wild animals with dogs in Northern Ireland has been reintroduced after being rejected in 2021. The Alliance Party's John Blair is leading the initiative, while the Countryside Alliance Ireland has criticized the move as misguided. Sinn Féin recently voted to support a ban, but concerns remain about its impact on rural voters.
- ▪The bill was previously defeated by 45 votes to 38 in 2021.
- ▪Sinn Féin members voted to support a ban on fox hunting at their annual conference.
- ▪Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where hunting with dogs is still permitted.
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Bid to ban fox hunting begins again at Stormont28 April 2026ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJayne McCormackPolitical correspondent, BBC News NIGetty ImagesA bill which aimed to ban hunting wild animals with dogs in Northern Ireland was previously rejected in 2021A bill which aims to ban hunting wild animals with dogs in Northern Ireland has been reintroduced five years after it was first rejected by the Northern Ireland Assembly.The private member's bill is being brought by the Alliance Party's John Blair, but campaign group Countryside Alliance Ireland has described it as "misguided and divisive".In 2021 it was defeated by 45 votes to 38.
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