We have moved on from those early days when the pursuit was necessary to put meat on the table to where hunting, in all its many facets, is a pastime enjoyed in Ireland by many thousands of country people from all walks of life.  More than just a means of controlling pest species, hunting is a social occasion for all concerned and a way of life.

It is a great tragedy that the present Labour Government saw fit to ban hunting in Great Britain and, in doing so, ended hundreds of years of tradition, livelihood and enjoyment for country dwellers. Fortunately in Ireland, our Noble Tradition still lives on and we enjoy in both parts of the island those pleasures that can only be derived from a day in the field with horses, hounds and terriers.