DESPITE a recent High Court dispute between directors of the Showjumping Association of Ireland, which was ultimately resolved through mediation, the organisation’s Annual General Meeting proceeded without any significant issues being raised at the Mullingar Park Hotel last Tuesday evening. Approximately 30 members attended the meeting, the majority of whom were serving on committees/volunteers, while there was a noticeable absence of riders.

Chairman Des McFadden opened the AGM by welcoming the new CEO Pat Hanley to the organisation. He said that “under the Crowley Report, one of the recommendations was that a new CEO should be appointed”, and that, with the help of a subcommittee, they had achieved this. He added that Hanly’s experience in the RDS would be a massive benefit to the organisation. McFadden went on to say that there are still a lot of things to be done, but that the organisation had successfully settled the long-running case. He finished by thanking everyone for coming to the AGM.