Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

(L-R) Trevor Breen, Jason Foley, team manager Michael Blake, Mikey Pender and Denis Lynch

Flawless Ireland make winning League of Nations start

A flawless performance from The Underwriting Exchange Irish show jumping team secured a dominant victory in the first leg of the Longines League of Nations, Abu Dhabi today.

Equestrian • 15 Feb

Cian O'Connor on Maurice during the team jumping final

Paris 2024: Ireland seventh in team jumping final

Ireland's wait for a team show jumping medal goes on after a disappointing seventh-placed finish in the final at the Palace of Versailles.

Equestrian • 02 Aug 24

Bertram Allen

Bertram Allen competes in his second Olympics aboard 'Buddy' and hopes to better his 15th place finish from Tokyo.

Equestrian • 22 Jul 24

Ireland claim silver at European jumping championship

The Irish show jumping team has won the silver medal at the FEI Jumping European Championship in Milan.

Equestrian • 01 Sep 23

There was more success for Darragh Kenny in America

Kenny and McAuley secure Irish one-two in Florida

Irish riders dominated Sunday's $216,000 four-star Grand Prix at Wellington International in Florida with Offaly's Darragh Kenny collecting the winner's prize ahead of Louth's Mark McAuley in second.

Equestrian • 27 Mar 22

Bertram Allen and Castelfield Vegas continued their strong form with victory in Florida

Allen takes victory amid Irish domination in Florida

Wexford's Bertram Allen and The Irish Sport Horse Castlefield Vegas continued their excellent run of from, by taking a superb victory in Sunday's €137,000 three-star Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA.

Equestrian • 22 Feb 21

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

Coyle partnered the Ariel Grange-owned mare Legacy to the fastest clear of the jump-off

Coyle and Moloney take top two spots in North Carolina

Derry's Daniel Coyle led an Irish 1-2 in Saturday's night $72,000 two-star Lugano Diamonds Grand Prix at Tryon in North Carolina.

Equestrian • 27 Oct 19

Peter Moloney and Chianti's Champion were Ireland's top performers over three days with

Irish show jumpers miss chance to clinch OIympic spot

The Irish showjumping team has narrowly missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after finishing seventh out 15 teams at the European Championships in Rotterdam.

Equestrian • 23 Aug 19

Daniel Coyle and Farona jumped a clear round to help take Ireland into a jump-off

Irish finish runners-up in Florida after jump-off

For the second year in-a-row, the Irish showjumping team have finished as runners-up in the FEI Nations Cup at Wellington in Florida, with a jump-off needed to separate Ireland and the home team from the USA.

Equestrian • 03 Mar 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

Ireland take bronze in exciting Nations Cup world final

Ireland finished third behind Belgium and France after a thrilling Longines FEI Nations Cup world final in Barcelona, where the final result went right down to the wire.

Equestrian • 07 Oct 18

Cian O'Connor sits in sixth place ahead of the critical day at the FEI World Equestrian Games

Pessoa: Cian O'Connor in with great chance of medal

Irish team manager Rodrigo Pessoa believes Cian O'Connor is in with a great chance of winning a medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games in North Carolina.

Equestrian • 22 Sep 18

Irish show jumpers take all three spots on the podium at the World Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken

Irish take gold, silver and bronze in Belgium

Irish Show Jumping horses and riders had a stunning day at the World Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken in Belgium, by winning Gold, Silver and Bronze in the 5-year-old final.

Equestrian • 16 Sep 18

Show jumping great Tommy Wade passes away aged 80

Irish show jumping legend Tommy Wade has passed away at the age of 80.

Equestrian • 14 May 18

Denis Lynch is in 27th spot after Thursday's opening competition

Irish riders remain in hunt after FEI World Cup opener

American and German riders dominated the top four places in Thursday's opening competition of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.

Equestrian • 12 Apr 18

Irish jumper wins, then races home to meet his new baby

Less than 24 hours after the Irish rugby team secured a stunning late win Paris, Irish show jumper Mark McAuley has denied the French another win – and then dashed home to celebrate the birth of his new baby.

Equestrian • 04 Feb 18

Cian O'Connor: 'We were quietly confident that we could do the business.'

Ireland win gold at the European Championships

Ireland have won the gold medal at the European Championships in Gothenburg this evening for the first time in sixteen years.

Equestrian • 26 Aug 17

Cian O'Connor took third place in Austria

Anthony Condon takes top prize on Balzac

Waterford's Anthony Condon has taken the winners trophy in the biggest competition of the week at Bolesworth four-star International in the UK after he guided Balzac to victory in the Equerry Grand Prix.

Equestrian • 18 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

Camilla Speirs and Portersize Just a Jiff in action today

Round-up: Speirs best of Irish in Pau

Ireland's Camilla Speirs and the tiny but big-hearted Portersize Just a Jiff, scored one of Ireland's best Eventing results of the season with a sixth place finish at four-star Pau in France today.

Equestrian • 16 Oct 16

Camilla Speirs leads the Irish challenge

All seven Irish clear Cross Country at four-star in France

Irish Eventing horses and riders were in superb form today at the four-star FEI Classics in Pau, France, with all seven Irish combinations jumping clear Cross Country, adding just time penalties to their Dressage scores from the opening phase.

Equestrian • 15 Oct 16

Cian O'Connor dedicated the win to his mother

O'Connor wins GP to become Show Jumper of Year

Ireland's Cian O'Connor has been crowned Leading Show Jumper of the Year after winning the curtain-closing Grand Prix at The Horse Of The Year Show in Birmingham last night.

Equestrian • 10 Oct 16

Reynolds wins in US with new Irish record

Judy Reynolds and 14-year-old Jazz gelding Vancouver K scored a personal best of 75.66% to win the Grand Prix at the CDI-W show in Pennsylvania, USA early this morning.

Equestrian • 01 Oct 16

Wexford horseman Bertram Allen in action at the Hong Kong Grand Prix

Allen finishes great weekend for Irish showjumping

Bertram Allen added to remarkable weekend for Irish Show Jumping, with a fifth place finish in the lucrative Longines Masters of Hong Kong Grand Prix in China on Sunday morning.

Equestrian • 21 Feb 16