Ballymacad whipper-in Maurice Quinn \ Mark Wiseman

Kitty Bevan meets the Ballymacad Foxhounds \ Mark Wiseman

Aaron Clarke, Gavin Smith, Blaithin Smith, Siobhan Fitzpatrick and Aoibheann Smith at the Drumlin Harriers meet at Redhills, Co Cavan \ Noel Mullins

Austin Fitzpatrick, joint-master of the Drumlin Harriers and chairman of the IMHA with Jessica and Niall McKernan at the Drumlin Harriers meet at Redhills \ Noel Mullins

Mick Shanaghy from Wycoming, USA at the Drumlin Harriers meet with joint- master David Dunne and Roy Anderson at the meet in Redhill, Co Cavan \ Noel Mullins

Aaron Clarke on his first hunt, with the Drumlin Harriers at Redhills, Co Cavan \ Noel Mullins

Odhran and Padraic Smith at the Drumlin Harriers meet at Redhills, Co Cavan \ Noel Mullins

The Kildare Foxhounds meet last Saturday from Kilkea Castle \ Liam Clancy

Dr Pat Meehan shows how it's done on his faithful coloured horse out with the Laois Foxhounds \ Catherine Power