Games money well spent, insists O’Connor

CIAN O’CONNOR is unequivocal in his belief the €300,000 reportedly spent by Horse Sport Ireland on participation in the recent Alltech World Equestrian Games was not excessive.

On the contrary, he says that while objectives were not achieved, you still have to invest, relative to other countries the money was small and, indeed, some value was had in terms of buying experience.

“It is a cheap shot to question how the money was spent in terms of winning medals,” said O’Connor yesterday. “Of course it is a disappointment that we did not do well, but from every situation you can learn something.