KILDARE resident Christy Murphy is the new chairman of Showjumping Ireland (SJI) after defeating Connacht man Liam Murphy in a vote at the first meeting of the SJI’s national executive on Tuesday night.

THE chairwoman of the Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI), Patricia Furlong, yesterday welcomed the latest moves at the formation of an umbrella body for equestrianism.

THE new chairperson of the Show Jumping Association of Ireland, Patricia Furlong is confident the legal advice she received concerning the validity of last month’s Leinster Region election is above reproach.

WITH the Olympic year in the offing, chief show jumping selector Peter Leonard is confident Ireland can produce the goods and win the country’s first gold medal in the code.