Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

CAPTION: The Irish team, led by Taylor Vard, who finished second in the Longines EEF Series final in Warsaw

Silver for Ireland in EEF series

Ireland are CSIO4* Longines EEF Series runners-up after finishing second following a jump-off in Warsaw this afternoon.

Pender and HHS Fortune combine to take Speed Derby

Michael Pender partnered the Marion Hughes-owned and bred mare HHS Fortune (ISH) to victory in the Speed Derby at the Dublin Horse Show, finishing two seconds ahead of Niamh McEvoy with Aconzina PS.

Equestrian • 18 Aug 22

Cian O'Connor will be part of the Irish team

Irish Aga Khan squad is named

Irish showjumping team manager Michael Blake has announced his Aga Khan squad for the Longines FEI Nations Cup of Ireland at the Dublin Horse Show.

Equestrian • 04 Aug 22

Tokyo 2020: Showjumping trio reach individual final

In the individual showjumping qualifying, Ireland's Bertram Allen, Darragh Kenny and Cian O'Connor all jumped clear rounds and are among the 30 riders through to Wednesday's final.

Olympics • 03 Aug 21

O'Connor bettered his finishes at Beijing and Sydney in today's final

Tokyo 2020: O'Connor finishes 13th in eventing final

Austin O'Connor has finished 13th in the eventing final at the Olympic Games where Team Ireland - with Sam Watson and Sarah Ennis - finished eighth overall.

Olympics • 02 Aug 21

Paul O'Shea, Peter Moloney, Rodrigo Pessoa, Darragh Kenny and Cian O'Connor stand on the podium

Ireland show jumping team qualify for Tokyo 2020

This weekend's competition in Barcelona was the last-chance saloon for Ireland and there was only one Olympic place on offer.

Equestrian • 06 Oct 19

Kenny secures podium finish in lucrative Geneva event

Offaly's Darragh Kenny has claimed a podium finish in the €1 Million Rolex Grand Prix at the five-star Swiss show in Geneva.

Equestrian • 09 Dec 18

Cian O'Connor celebrates after riding his horse Good Luck to a clear round, sealing victory for the Irish team in Gothenburg

Mullins happy as Irish showjumping finds end to turmoil

The chairman of Irish showjumping's high performance unit says he's happy to return to the role and the immediate priority is qualifying for the 2020 Olympics.

Equestrian • 17 Jan 18

Gary and Paul O'Donovan claimed the team award in 2016 following their Olympic silver medal

Vote for the RTÉ Sport Awards Team of the Year

All-Ireland winning teams including the Galway hurlers and Dublin footballers are among the nominees for the RTÉ Sport Awards 2017 Team of the Year.

Team of the year • 16 Dec 17

Allen wins Spanish Grand Prix after jump-off

Riding the nine-year-old stallion Dino W, Bertram Allen produced the fastest clear round in an eight horse jump-off to win the Spanish Grand Prix at Vejer de la Frontera.

Equestrian • 26 Feb 17

Lynch the last man standing in Cannes

Ireland's Denis Lynch was the last rider standing after a jump-off in the feature class at the French five-star show in Cannes.

Equestrian • 10 Jun 16

Denis Lynch takes victory in Basel

Denis Lynch produced a stunning second round performance to win the five-star world ranking class in Basel.

Equestrian • 09 Jan 16

Cian O'Connor was impeded by a steward when approaching the 11th fence of his round in Aachen, Germany

Ireland considering CAS appeal over showjumpers

Irish equestrian chiefs are considering an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport following the Irish showjumping team controversially missing out on qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games at the FEI European Games.

Equestrian • 22 Aug 15

Trevor Coyle aboard Cruising at the 1997 RDS Horse Show

Showjumping legend Cruising has been cloned

A report in this week's The Irish Field has revealed that the showjumping stallion Cruising has been cloned.

Equestrian • 13 Feb 15

Bertram Allen finished almost two seconds ahead of his nearest rival

Allen in Barcelona win as Splaine names Irish team

Wexford teenager Bertram Allen beat some of the world's best jumpers on Molly Malone V in the opening competition of the Nations' Cup Final weekend in Barcelona.

Equestrian • 26 Sep 13

Nick Skelton and Big Star remain imperious as the crowd cheered another home success

Jumping: Britain take team jumping gold

Britain won team show jumping gold on Monday after a tie-breaking jump-off with silver medallists the Netherlands while Saudi Arabia captured a bronze.

Paris 2024 • 08 Aug 12