Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Michael Blake's team of Darragh Kenny, David O'Brien, Shane Sweetnam and Cian O'Connor are presented with the CSIO4* Nations Cup

Irish show jumpers claim Nations Cup glory in Florida

The Irish show jumping team were crowned four-star Nations Cup champions after a commanding performance on Sunday morning at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.

Equestrian • 03 Mar 24

Ireland celebrate their victory over Korea in Valencia

Ireland draw with Korea to seal Nations Cup semi spot

Ireland kept their cool in the final moments of their final pool match of the Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Valencia to earn a 2-2 draw against Korea and book their spot in the semi-finals on Friday.

Hockey • 14 Dec 22

Mark Tumilty's side will face South Africa in the final

Ireland eye Pro League spot after Malaysia victory

A flawless third quarter brought Ireland to within 60 minutes of a maiden FIH Pro League berth as they beat Malaysia 3-0 in the semi-final of the Nations Cup on Saturday.

Hockey • 03 Dec 22

Live Dublin Horse Show: Nations Cup

The time-honoured Aga Khan Cup is being contested at the RDS venue.

Equestrian • 19 Aug 22

Ireland's chef d'equipe Michael Blake hoists the Aga Khan Trophy aloft

Ireland claim Aga Khan after jump-off

Ireland have won the Aga Khan Trophy for the first time since 2015 after beating France in a thrilling jump-off at the RDS.

Equestrian • 19 Aug 22

Comeback win for Ireland at Nations Cup Portugal

The Irish show jumping team scored a fantastic victory in Friday night's three-star Longines EEF Nations Cup in Lisbon, Portugal, overtaking halfway leaders France with a flawless second-round performance.

Equestrian • 28 May 22

Irish claim significant win at Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi

Ireland won the five-star Longines FEI Nations Cup at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates with an outstanding performance that delivered six Irish clear rounds leaving them on a zero score at the finish.

Equestrian • 23 Jan 22

Darragh Kenny will be part of the Irish team

Irish team chosen ahead of Nations Cup defence

Defending champions Ireland have named their squad for the 2021 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup final at Real Club De Polo in Barcelona next week.

Equestrian • 20 Sep 21

Ireland second at Florida Nations Cup

Six clear rounds from the Irish show-jumping team of Shane Sweetnam, Bertram Allen, Michael Duffy and Cian O'Connor saw them finish as runners-up in the $150,000 four-star Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida overnight.

Equestrian • 06 Mar 21

Sexton and Henshaw will miss England game

Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of this Saturday's Nations Cup fixture against England because of a hamstring injury.

Rugby • 16 Nov 20

It was the 19-year-old's first goal in senior football

Williams heads Wales to late win over Bulgaria

A late header from Neco Williams saw Wales beat Bulgaria 1-0 to move top of Ireland's Nations Cup group.

Soccer • 06 Sep 20

Big Jack was remembered at Lansdowne Road

Recap: Lacklustre Ireland undone by Finns

Relive the action as Stephen Kenny's Ireland took on Finland in the Nations League at the Aviva Stadium.

Soccer • 06 Sep 20

Irish team take convincing win in Drammen

An outstanding performance from Michael Blake's Irish team of Shane Breen, Eoin McMahon, Jason Foley and Michael G Duffy has seen them take victory in the three-star Nations Cup at Drammen in Norway.

Equestrian • 30 Aug 20

Paul O'Shea and his mount celebrate Ireland's win with a lap of honour in Barcelona last year

Ireland guaranteed a place at restructured Nations Cup

Defending champions Ireland will be one of 10 European teams to feature at a new-look Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, which is scheduled to take place in October.

Equestrian • 17 Apr 20

Teams from Ireland, USA an Australia stand on the podium following the Wellington Nations Cup in Florida

Second-place finish against for Irish in Florida

The Irish Show Jumping team have taken runner-up spot in the $150,000 four-star Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, USA.

Equestrian • 01 Mar 20

Mane would swap Reds' Champions League for Senegal win

Sadio Mane says he would be prepared to swap his Champions League success with Liverpool for an Africa Cup of Nations medal with Senegal.

Soccer • 25 Jun 19

Recap: Wales 1-2 Denmark

Denmark proved to be too strong for Wales in Cardiff, running out 2-1 winners and claiming top spot in their UEFA Nations League group, with Ireland relegated without kicking a ball. See how it all unfolded here.

Soccer • 16 Nov 18

Seamus Coleman has rejected that the Damien Rice nationality issue is straightforward

Coleman: No reason Rice can't feel English and Irish

Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman said he believes there's no reason why Declan Rice can't feel partly English while representing Ireland proudly and insisted the squad would welcome him back with open arms.

Soccer • 05 Sep 18

Irish take third at Florida Nations Cup

The Irish show-jumping team finished in joint third place in the Longines FEI Nations Cup at Ocala in Florida, USA.

Equestrian • 18 Feb 18

Gareth Southgate's England will meet Croatia behind closed doors in October

Croatia-England to be played behind closed doors

England's first ever UEFA Nations League trip will be played behind closed doors as Croatia complete a stadium ban for having a swastika on their pitch.

Soccer • 30 Jan 18

Rodrigo Pessoa: 'I am really satisfied with our performance today.'

Ireland take impressive third at Nations Cup in Sweden

Rodrigo Pessoa's Irish Show Jumping team have taken third place at the five-star Nations Cup at Falsterbo in Sweden, after a dramatic jump-off against Germany and the Netherlands.

Equestrian • 14 Jul 17

Conor Swail came home with just one time fault in Canada

Coyle shines as Ireland take third in Canada

The Irish Show Jumping team finished third in the four-star Nations Cup at Langley, British Colombia in Canada in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Equestrian • 03 Jun 17

Cian O'Connor jumped double clear to hand Ireland victory in Florida

O'Connor jumps double clear as Ireland win in US

An outstanding performance from the Irish Show Jumping team saw them score a memorable victory in the $100,000 four-star Nations Cup at Ocala in Florida on Friday night.

Equestrian • 18 Feb 17

Anthony Condon helped Ireland to a runner-up finish

Condon stars as Ireland finish second at Hickstead

Ireland finished joint runners-up in the final round of the European Nations Cup series at Hickstead in England on Friday, as Robert Spaine’s side comfortably booked their place in the lucrative world final, which takes place in Barcelona this September.

Equestrian • 30 Jul 16

The Ireland team celebrate a memorable victory

O'Connor steers Ireland to brilliant Florida win

The Irish team produced an outstanding performance in the early hours of Saturday morning to win a thrilling Nations Cup contest at Wellington in Florida.

Equestrian • 05 Mar 16