Drug saga blown out of proportion says mother

CIAN O’Connor’s mother said yesterday the latest revelations had been “totally blown out of all proportion.”

Speaking on the Pat Kenny programme on Radio One, Louise Mullen said her son's gold medal had not been "tarnished" by recent developments and instead proclaimed his innocence.

She also queried the identity of those behind the break-in at the headquarters of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland.