WITH Storm Isha gathering pace in the west, the Traditional Irish Horse Association (TIHA) AGM in Portlaoise was a thorough but swiftly-ran event to allow attendees to get home promptly.

Despite the dire weather warnings, chairman Kevin Noone addressed a roomful in his opening statement when he welcomed the TIHA president Hugh Leonard and praised both his fellow Council members for their unpaid contribution and members, whose annual membership fee was a vital part of the association’s budget.