Adrienne and Timmy O’Connell at the opening meet of the Limerick Foxhounds in Bruff \ Catherine Power

Visiting from Virgina at the opening meet of the Limerick Foxhounds in Bruff was Tom Schrek MFH, Jeff LeHew MFH, Nina McKee and Jo Aston \ Catherine Power

Fiona O’Meara visiting from Duhallow at the opening meet of the Limerick Foxhounds in Bruff \ Catherine Power

Hunt secretary Deirdre Hogan at the opening meet of the Limerick Foxhounds in Bruff \ Catherine Power

Damien Stokes field master and Jack Dore at the opening meet of the Limerick Foxhounds in Bruff \ Catherine Power

Huntsman Fergus Stokes, whipper-in Peter Kiely and Jt master Tom Schreck at the opening meet of the Limerick Foxhounds in Bruff \ Catherine Power

Fionn O Shaughnessy out with the Galway Blazers \ Alan Leonard

Katelyn Walsh out with the Galway Blazers in Craughwell \ Alan Leonard

Ted Fagan and Ballyfore Rosie won the CSIOP Grand Prix at Sentower Park last weekend \ Pegasus

Andrew Perrin, Sarah O'Connell and Sinead O'Connor at the Kildare Foxhounds opening meet at Punchestown Racecourse \ Noel Mullins

Ali Keating, Del Cash and Yvonne Connolly at the Kildare Foxhounds opening meet at Punchestown Racecourse \ Noel Mullins

Zara Sharkey and Iflex, winners of the 148 1.20m at Cavan \ Laurence Dunne jumpinaction.net

Chloe Clarke and Brandon Reepicheep, winner of the 128cm 1m at Cavan \ Laurence Dunne jumpinaction.net

Bronagh O Connell and Sunset Salley, winner of the 128cm under 10 at Cavan \ Paul Dowd jumpinaction.net

Grace Kerr and Des Bell lead Mr Kerr's Beagles off from the meet at Ballynure last weekend \ Siobhan English Photography