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Poacher convicted by DNA.

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  • #2
    Asus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭Asus1


    Why is he not banned from holding a licence forever.Fair enough if he made a mistake and shot a deer on land he thought he had permission to be on,the 5 year ban would be reasonable.But he knew he was shooting deer illegally and then proceeded to lie about it.Why not ban him from ever holding a licence again and send out some sort of message even if the poachers won't care.


  • #3
    Rows Grower
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    Asus1 wrote: »
    Why is he not banned from holding a licence forever.Fair enough if he made a mistake and shot a deer on land he thought he had permission to be on,the 5 year ban would be reasonable.But he knew he was shooting deer illegally and then proceeded to lie about it.Why not ban him from ever holding a licence again and send out some sort of message even if the poachers won't care.

    I thought it was a lenient ban myself but I'm sure if he does apply again in 5 years time he won't find it so easy to get another licence.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

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  • #4
    tac foley
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    Meanwhile, he can do what the other guy seems to be able to do - poach game by the ton, take the p*ss out of AGS and generally pee in all the hats of law-abiding citizens.

    ALL of it on Youtube.

    See the poacher thread... https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057997355


  • #5
    Cass
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    Asus1 wrote: »
    Why is he not banned from holding a licence forever...........
    Rows Grower wrote: »
    I thought it was a lenient ban myself ..........

    That ban only ensures he cannot even apply for a firearms license for the next 5 years. After that AGS can refuse him a firearms license based on intemperate character, previous convictions, etc. IOW it may well be a lifetime ban.

    I'd be more curious to know if he had other firearms and were they revoked?
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  • #6
    Rows Grower
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    He's appealing;

    https://www.thesun.ie/news/4401462/donal-smith-prolific-poacher-gardai-deer-dna-wicklow/

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

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