Paul Murphy: “We should not as a society, in 2026, be treating beautiful Irish hares in this way for our entertainment.”

They are not appropriate or safe for children and the government should move swiftly to outlaw marketing and sales of e-scooters to under 16s.

I hope that some backbenchers defy the whip and vote in line with 77% of the public who want to see hare coursing banned.

They have been the only ones to suffer any real consequences up to this point.

It's very disappointing that the Government is not going to permit a free vote on stopping the cruelty of hare coursing.