THE booklet for the Student Riders Nations’ Cup at Kilronan Equestrian Centre contained a sprinkling of Irish words and a lot of green print with that colour and Irish being the focus of the social side of the weekend.

Competitors and their supporters converged on the north Co Dublin venue on Thursday where, after dinner and a Riverdance themed party in a specially-erected marquee, there was a meeting of all the chefs d’equipe.