Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Shane Breen at the head of the podium in Sharjah

Pender wins in UAE as Breen takes third place

Irish riders dominated today's 1m55 five-star Longines World Cup Grand Prix at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates as a superb performance from Kildare's Mikey Pender and the 13-year-old gelding HHS Calais (ISH) bred in Kilkenny by Ita Brennan saw them take victory after a thrilling jump-off.

Equestrian • 18 Feb 24

Shane Breen takes impressive second in Stockholm

Tpperary native Shane Breen finished second in the 1.60m Longines Global Champions Tour of Stockholm on Sunday.

Equestrian • 18 Jun 23

Shane Breen and Can Ya Macan come down the Hickstead Derby Bank on their way to victory

Flawless Breen wins Hickstead Derby aboard Can Ya Makan

Ireland's Shane Breen won the 60th anniversary Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby after a masterful display of jumping.

Equestrian • 26 Jun 22

Joe Reynolds, Chairman of Horse Sport Ireland, welcomed the announcement

RTÉ to show Show Jumping Masters live on television

RTÉ has confirmed that it will screen the Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping Masters live on television on Friday 18 December.

Equestrian • 11 Dec 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

Breen and Allen net a brace of five-star wins

Irish Show Jumping riders have continued their fine form across the globe, with Tipperary's Shane Breen and Wexford's Bertram Allen both claiming major wins at five-star level on Friday.

Equestrian • 08 Feb 20

Breen shines with victory in Sharjah

Shane Breen partnered 11-year-old mare Evita to victory in the Sharjah Tourism 1m45 two-phase competition at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.

Equestrian • 06 Feb 20

Shane Breen triumphed in the the Grand Prix of Ireland

Grand Prix of Ireland glory for Shane Breen

Tipperary's Shane Breen made history at the Dublin Horse Show in the RDS, after he claimed victory in the €350,000 Longines Grand Prix of Ireland - the richest show jumping competition ever to take place in Ireland.

Equestrian • 11 Aug 19

Shane Breen (left) and Michael Duffy (right) were the stars for Miami Celtics

Breen and Duffy shine in Global Champions League

A flawless performance from Tipperary's Shane Breen and Galway's Michael Duffy has helped Miami Celtics to a victory in their home leg of the Global Champions League at Miami Beach, Florida in the USA.

Equestrian • 20 Apr 19

Shane Breen ends season with win in Liverpool

Tipperary's Shane Breen won the four-star Grand Prix at Liverpool International Horse Show in the UK to bring the curtain down on the 2018 Show Jumping season.

Equestrian • 01 Jan 19

Tipp riders Breen and Lynch produce goods in Monaco

Irish Show Jumping is celebrating one of its biggest results of the season, after Tipperary's Shane Breen won his first ever Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix late on Saturday night in Monaco.

Equestrian • 01 Jul 18

Darragh Kenny and Shane Breen make their way to the prize giving ceremony in Rotterdam

One-two for Kenny and Breen in Rotterdam

Irish riders have been quick out of the blocks at the five-star Dutch Nations Cup fixture in Rotterdam, with Offaly's Darragh Kenny and Tipperary's Shane Breen filling the top two places in today's 1m55 Dura Vermeer prize.

Equestrian • 22 Jun 17

Curran holds nerve to seal brilliant Nations Cup win

The Irish show jumping team scored a magnificent Nations Cup victory, after a titanic battle at Drammen in Norway, where a gripping contest was decided by a single fault.

Equestrian • 12 May 17

Irish riders excel at World Cup GP in France

Three Irish riders finished among the top 10 in the feature Longines World Cup Grand Prix after a stunning run of results for Ireland at the five-star show at Lyon.

Equestrian • 30 Oct 16

Jack O'Donohue and Acorad 3 soar over the puissance wall at the RDS

O'Donohue and Breen share puissance prize at RDS

Ireland’s Jack O'Donohue and Shane Breen shared first place in the Land Rover Puissance at the Dublin Horse Show today.

Equestrian • 23 Jul 16

Shane Breen and Undicci were on song in Salzburg

Shane Breen claims impressive victory in Austria

Tipperary's Shane Breen claimed Ireland's first win of the weekend at Austria's big four-star show in Salzburg on Saturday.

Equestrian • 05 Dec 15

Breen and Allen show form in Stuttgart

Irish show jumping duo Shane Breen and Bertram Allen kept up an almost relentless pressure at the five-star World Cup show in Stuttgart, Germany on Friday, once again scoring top five places against formidable opposition.

Equestrian • 22 Nov 14

Shane Breen has finished third in Helsinki

Breen third at World Cup qualifier in Helsinki

Tipperary's Shane Breen claimed third place in a tense World Cup qualifier in Helsinki, Finland, on Sunday which saw only eight of the 36 starters managing to achieve a clear first round.

Equestrian • 20 Oct 13

Shane Breen has finished third at La Baule Derby

Breen takes third at La Baule Derby

Tipperary rider Shane Breen claimed third place and an €8,000 prize in the famous five-star La Baule Derby in France on Saturday.

Equestrian • 18 May 13

Denis Lynch and Abbervail van het Dingeshof finished fourth in Madrid

Lynch takes fourth place in Madrid

Tipperary's Denis Lynch took the biggest prize pot of this weekend's international showjumping, pocketing €28,500 for a fourth place in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix at Madrid on Saturday night.

Equestrian • 06 May 13

Conor Swail finished sixth in the final Grand Prix of the 12-week Winter Festival at Palm Beach

Swail finishes sixth in Palm Beach

Conor Swail finished sixth in the final Grand Prix of the 12-week Winter Equestrian Festival at Palm Beach in Florida.

Equestrian • 02 Apr 12

Shane Breen