AROUND 100 people gathered in crisp spring weather in Liscarroll last Thursday week for the outdoor launch of next Sunday’s point-to-point in the Co Cork village which commemorates the birth 100 years ago of the late Vincent O’Brien.

Guest speaker was Pat Griffin, racing presenter on Radio Kerry and parade-ring commentator at tracks in the south of the country. Nina Carberry and Jane Mangan represented the meeting’s title sponsor, Coolmore National Hunt, while Mary Kelly, commercial manager of Cork racecourse, was also in attendance.