Kildare-based jockey awaiting return from Bahrain recalls ‘very loud’ explosion

Diego Lima is looking after horses in Bahrain but is eager to return to Ireland. Picture: Diego Lima/PA.

A jockey who lives in Co Kildare has been stuck in Bahrain after his flight was cancelled due to intense =bombing in the Middle East.

Diego Lima has been employed in the country since October, looking after horses during the winter racing season.