George Mernagh

The Eventing Ireland Youth Committee (EIYC) received €60,000 from the George Mernagh Memorial Fund Limited (GMMF) for 2024, Tattersalls Ireland announced on Wednesday. Mernagh was a former managing director of Tattersalls Ireland heavily involved in equestrian sports. Last year, the GMMF awarded the EIYC €40,000 for various innovative supports. After the marked success of the programme in 2023, they were awarded an additional €20,000. The funding will allow subsidised regional training programmes with high performance trainers for all EIYC members. In addition, bursaries are being offered to encourage riders of...

A new subsidy and bursary programme to encourage qualified riders (amateur jockeys) into racing was established by the George Mernagh Memorial Fund (GMMF) on Friday. The programme is open to all riders with the appropriate experience who aspire to become a qualified rider. Horse Racing Ireland's education, training, and people welfare division Equuip will manage both programmes. All aspiring jockeys who take out their qualified riders license will qualify for the GMMF subsidy, as well as a number of bursaries that cover the cost of a licences, helmet and back...