Two men charged with hare coursing in Co Down

9th February 2026 Two Belfast men have appeared in court accused of hare-coursing on farmland in Co Down. Patrick Robert Shannon (53) and Damien Maguire (34) appeared before Newtownards Magistrates Court on Monday. Shannon, from Annesley Street, and Maguire, with an address at Ballymena Court, are jointly charged with aggravated trespass and participating in a …