Covid-19: Members Update – 14th April 2021
The past number of months have been incredibly frustrating for us all as we have not been allowed to continue with our equestrian pursuits due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
New date for 2021 Hunter Trials Championships
The Association of Irish Riding Clubs National Hunter Trials Championships will now take place on Sunday 12th September 2021.
National Office to close for Easter Break
National Office will close on Thursday 1st April for the Easter break and will reopen on Wednesday 7th April 2021.
Hunter Trials c’ships postponed until later in the year
The Association of Irish Riding Clubs National Hunter Trials Championships has been postponed for the second year in a row due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
DAFM & HSI agree protocol for EHV-1 (Equine Herpes Virus)
Representatives from Horse Sport Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the FEI IRL National Head Veterinarian and representatives from the Irish Equine Centre met last night to discuss and agree a risk management EHV-1 Protocol for FEI athletes and horses returning from the Iberian peninsula, the centre of the EHV-1 outbreak.
OFI launch new ‘Don’t Scroll By’ campaign to tackle online abuse
The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has launched a new campaign ‘Don’t Scroll By’ and is calling on the public and sporting stakeholders to take a zero-tolerance approach to online abuse, discrimination and hate speech and to #DeleteBanReport it.
Current Level 5 restrictions to continue until next month
Unfortunately, we remain under current level 5 restrictions until the 5th April at the earliest following the publication of the Government’s revised ‘Living with Covid-19 plan’ last week.
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IEC issues alert of outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) in Spain
The Irish Equine Centre has issued an alert regarding an outbreak of the neurological form of equine herpes virus 1 (EHV-1) disease at an FEI competition in Valencia, Spain.
Are you up for it? Let’s do the Jerusalema challenge!
We may not be able to enjoy our activities on our horses at the moment due to the current Covid-19 restrictions but why not challenge yourselves to do the Jerusalema craze that’s gone viral in recent weeks.
Historic first online election took place for AIRC Board of Directors
An online election took place for the first time in the Association of Irish Riding Club CLG’s history earlier this week to fill three vacancies on the Board of Directors.
