THERE was a brilliant atmosphere around last weekend’s Overlander/Irish Pony Club National Minimus Championships, particularly if you were a member of the Co Limerick Branch, whose Lions quartet retained their title as team champions.

Two of last year’s squad, Grace Power and Martha Buckley, were still on the team, being joined by fellow 11-year-olds Lucy Ryan and Isabelle Kennedy. So, not only were they presented with the John Flood Cup as the winning team on 10,922 points, but also with the Sisk Cup for the best girls’ team.