Ireland look to learn Olympic lessons

A liaison group for top-ranked show jumpers has been established following a meeting last Monday.

The meeting, organised by Horse Sport Ireland following an approach by a number of riders, was facilitated by Liam Moggan from Coaching Ireland. The high-performance programme for the next Olympics was discussed, in a bid to correct a situation that has seen Ireland fail to qualify a team for the last three Games.

Six riders were put forward as representatives of Irish riders in five different regions around the globe where Irish riders are based and regularly compete: Cameron Hanley, Marion Hughes, Darragh Kenny, Dermott Lennon, Shane Sweetnam, and Billy Twomey.