Ireland’s sole dressage rider at the Olympics, Judy Reynolds, said she “couldn’t have asked any more” of her horse Vancouver K after she achieved her immediate goal of qualifying for today’s second round.

Heineken Ireland boosted its revenues by almost 6% last year as it continued to outperform a contracting beer market.

Four generations and 150 years on from the founding father of Heineken, the Dutch brewing family shows no signs of wanting to relinquish control.