Gavin Duffy defends hunting role as he seeks presidential nomination

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Dragons’ Den star says he anticipates support from people involved in rural pursuits

Gavin Duffy said people who knew him from Dragon’s Den might say: “Oh, reality TV, another Trump president”, but insisted he would be  I would be “very, very different”. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Gavin Duffy said people who knew him from Dragon’s Den might say: “Oh, reality TV, another Trump president”, but insisted he would be I would be “very, very different”. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Businessman Gavin Duffy, who is seeking a nomination to run in the presidential election, has defended his involvement with hunting.

Best known for his role in the Dragons’ Den television series, Mr Duffy is a member of the Louth Hunt and a former chairman of the Hunting Association of Ireland.

“I defended the Ward Union Hunt, which is not a blood sport. The Ward Union Hunt holds the original, indigenous species of Irish red deer,” he said, when asked on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland if…

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