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Simply Red stars in row over Ireland hunting rights

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  • 04-12-2009 10:09am
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    josey_whale
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    I Don't know anything about the accuracy of this... but thought there might be a few on here with an opinion!http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8393821.stm


    Simply Red lead singer Mick Hucknall and a bandmate are suing the owner of a neighbouring County Donegal estate in a row over fishing and shooting rights. Mr Hucknall and saxophonist Chris De Margary bought Glenmore Lodge near Ballybofey in 2005.
    They claim a neighbour, John Wilde, has been interfering with the sporting rights on their estate, a court heard.
    Mr Wilde claims the previous owners of Glenmore transferred the rights to his father.
    Lawyers for the two musicians say they bought the exclusive fishing and hunting rights to about 19,000 acres of land for £1.3m.
    They have developed a tourism business on the land, the Glenmore Rivers Sporting Estate.

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    Continental game-sports parties can fly there directly by helicopter or chartered jet, bringing their own guns and fishing rods.
    Although the musicians do not own the land on which they have claim to own the fishing and shooting rights, they said this was transferred to them when they bought the lodge.
    However, John Wilde, who owns Cloghan Lodge on the far side of the River Finn, insists he owns the exclusive rights to hunting on the land.

    Mr Hucknall and Mr De Margary sought an injunction to prevent Mr Wilde interfering with their rights until a full hearing of the case.
    The judge said that could take years to sort out.
    He adjourned the case for a period to give both sides time to sort out their differences, but they failed to come to an agreement.
    The musicians' barrister said they would be happy not to interfere with Mr Wilde's estate if they got a similar undertaking from him.
    He said Mr Wilde had huge areas to use on his estate but Judge O'Hagan said he would make no orders because if he did it would "stir up trouble".
    He adjourned the case until later this month to allow Mr Wilde to reply to the claim.


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