HUNTING and farming in Co Wexford lost a stalwart friend, with the sudden passing of long-standing Island Hunt Chairman John Gahan on the morning of Friday, January 3rd, 2025.

John was the embodiment of that vital sportsman, the hunting farmer. Farming mainly dairy cattle from Ballycarrigeen, near Ferns, John hardly missed a day with his cherished Island Hounds and, such was his standing and diplomacy in the County, rarely was the hunt refused access.