EILEEN Doran received rapturous applause when the Kilrainy member was announced as the winner of the Person of the Year Award at last Saturday’s Association of Irish Riding Clubs Lancelot Awards which took place at The County Arms Hotel in Birr, Co. Offaly.

The club secretary, who is also the PRO of the Midlands region, was noted as a fundamental cog that keeps the region turning. A delighted Eileen Doran said afterwards: “I am thrilled and honoured to receive this award and I am so grateful to all those that supported my nomination. The Riding Club community is a huge part of my life and I’ve made so many great friends within the Association and my own club.”