PICTURE DESK: Out and about 17 March 2023 Free

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17 March 2023

Irish Field Contributor on 17 Mar 2023

PICTURE DESK: Out and about

As the current hunting season closes, hunts nationwide were out and about for the last meets of the season

17 March 2023

Harry Clohessy and Liam Hartigan take on a big double together from a meet at Lattin with Scarteen. \ Catherine Power

Gillian Hughes at the Bray Harriers last meet of the season at Belair \ Gabby Harding

Grace Kirkland (master for the day) and Philip Lazenby (huntsman) at the Bray Harriers last meet of the season at Belair \ Gabby Harding

Andrew Pollard out with the Bray Harriers last meet of the season at Belair \ Gabby Harding

Celine Salter takes the bank in her stride on her lovely grey while out with the North Kilkenny Foxhounds \ Catherine Power

Deirdre Rafter takes the banks in her stride out with The North Kilkenny Foxhounds. \ Catherine Power

Mark Taylor crossing the country on the last day of the season with Scarteen \ Catherine Power

Anne Ledingham in action with the West Waterford Hunt from Knockanore \ Siobhan English Photography

Tanya Heffernan, one of the great ladies to cross the country, shows how its done while out with the North Tipperary Foxhounds \ Catherine Power

New joint-master Brian Murphy MFH and Darragh Callaghan out at Lisdowney with the North Kilkenny Foxhounds \ Catherine Power

Ian Moore and field-master Ross McCandless at the County Down Hunt at Curleys Cross \ Noel Mullins

Family affair. Whippers-in Michael and Thomas O’Neill with their Dad Tommy at Lisdowney at a meet of the North Kilkenny Foxhounds \ Catherine Power

Patrick Considine, huntsman of the Co Clare Hunt, with his daughter Pippa (2) at the Children’s meet at Drumquin \ Aoibhinn Bannon

Ellie and John Anthony Livingstone at the County Down Hunt meet at Curleys Cross \ Noel Mullins

Ian Buchanan and Errol Kelly at the County Down Hunt at Curleys Cross \ Noel Mullins

Wilson Denison and Ian Wilson at the County Down Hunt at Curleys Cross \ Noel Mullins

Finished for the season - a Scarteen black and tan hound \ Catherine Power

Picture Desk

HORSES and ponies of all sizes were out nationwide for the final hunt meets of the current season.

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