CLIVE Corrigan, whose family hosted last weekend’s Horse Sport Ireland Eventing Ireland National Championships at Lisgarvan House for the first time, was overwhelmed by the support he received from volunteers.

“People came out of holes in the ground to help us,” said Corrigan. “It seemed like there was about a thousand volunteers on-hand because every time you thought of something you wanted done, there was someone there to do it; they were fantastic.