The bill, introduced by People before Profit Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger, sought to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes.

A man in his 20s died in a rural location following the incident.

An Ireland thinks poll shows 98 per cent of people have never taken part in a fox hunt where riders on horseback follow a pack of dogs hunting a fox.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the weeks to come

Two independent TDs opposed the bill, with Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae saying foxes had ‘completely taken over the place’.