Denis Lynch and Horse Sport Ireland may have resolved differences
Horse Sport Ireland and Denis Lynch have confirmed that a meeting took place yesterday (28 February) in Dublin between Horse Sport Ireland, Denis Lynch and Team Ireland Equestrian Show Jumping Manager Robert Splaine.
A spokesman for HSI said: “Horse Sport Ireland and Denis Lynch are pleased to confirm that progress was made on all the issues raised and it is hoped that matters will be fully resolved shortly.”
In January Lynch threatened to leave the Irish team, citing irreconcilable differences with Mr Splaine.
But he has continued to ride under Irish colours.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.