RDS in court move over HQ of SJAI

THE discord between the Royal Dublin Society and the Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI) over the association’s headquarters at Ballsbridge escalated this week with the news that court proceedings are imminent.

Yesterday, RDS chief executive officer Shane Cleary confirmed that the society was taking the matter to the courts in a bid to resolve the dispute over the SJAI's tenancy, but would not comment further.

In January, the RDS requested the SJAI to sign a new lease for its Anglesea Lodge headquarters. This would have involved a substantial increase in its annual rent. In March, the RDS went further, asking the SJAI to vacate the premises.