WITH full steam ahead for the Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair on the June bank holiday weekend (June 1st-5th 2016), the final closing date for applications for the €15,000 George Mernagh Memorial Fund bursaries is next Wednesday, May 25th.

Three bursaries of €5,000 each are up for grabs and anyone involved in the three equestrian disciplines of dressage, show jumping and cross-country, from riders to instructors and course builders can apply.