THE 2019 Eventing Ireland season concluded on Sunday at this year’s new venue of Hillcrest where Beth and Rodney O’Donnell welcomed Eventing Ireland to their Co Limerick equestrian centre for the second time.

There was a small entry of just 98 (of which seven were absentees on the day) with the date not suiting many people, while the weather during the week had others worried that the event might go not ahead. The landowners, however, were always confident that it would, although they did take the precaution of bringing in all their cross-country fence flags and decorations in case the storm struck.