Ireland show jumping manager Robert Splaine clasped the Aga Khan Trophy yesterday at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show and declared that a medal at the European Championships in a fortnight is not an unrealistic hope.

Ireland is joint second-last in the Furusiyya Nations Cup Series, but it was news to Cian O’Connor yesterday.

IRELAND show jumping manager Robert Splaine has blended two debutants with three riders boasting vast experience in his nations cup squad for next week’s Dublin Horse Show.

DENIS LYNCH, Cian O’Connor and Billy Twomey were yesterday named by Ireland show jumping manager Robert Splaine to be part of his squad for the Alltech World Equestrian Games, which begin next month.

THE five-day Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, which ended yesterday, is now recognised as the best in the world, according to visiting riders and officials.

THERE was an “oh my god” moment for Tipperary town woman, Yvonne Ellard, when she won the top fashion prize at the Blossom Hill Ladies’ Day at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show yesterday.

THE Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show is worth €43 million to the national economy, it was revealed yesterday.

Ireland have finished in eighth place in the Aga Khan Trophy competition at Dublin this evening on a total of 36 faults.

THE celebrated Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show with its cocktail of colourful pomp, exciting show jumping and stylish glitz, got off to a gloriously sunny start at the RDS in Ballsbridge yesterday.

A DRAFT new breeding policy for the Irish sport horse sector, which is worth €400 million a year to the economy, has been launched.

A TWIN-TRACK approach by the Royal Dublin Society has boosted the reputation of the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show as one of the world’s leading equestrian events.

AN ancient Chinese theory that the number 8 is lucky didn’t totally hold out for the brave Irish in the Aga Khan Trophy which Britain won at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show yesterday.

There was huge disappointment for Ireland’s show jumpers at finishing second in yesterday’s nations cup at the Fáilte Dublin Horse Show.

A GLAMOROUS 18-year-old whose ambition is to become a fashion model sashayed away from the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show last evening with the first prize worth €10,000 as overall winner of the Evian Ladies Day fashion showpiece.

MEMORIES of past glories came alive at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show yesterday as Eddie Macken returned as a competitor to the scene of some of his greatest triumphs.

THE historic main jumping arena at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) showgrounds is to be given a facelift as part of a €100 million five-year development plan for the Ballsbridge property.

Germany proved unstoppable in this year's Aga Khan Trophy competition at the Dublin Horse Show today finishing on an enviable score of just nine faults, their second consecutive Aga Khan Trophy win.

IT was a dream show for Shane Breen from the Cashel, Co Tipperary, who had a double clear round for Ireland in the Samsung Super League Nations Cup (Aga Khan Trophy) while riding World Cruise.

THERE is more to the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, which begins on Wednesday, than superb jumping and the fashionable social round.

A FIVE-DAY cocktail of good jumping, mostly fine weather and large crowds dominated the five-day Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show which ended in style at the RDS last evening.

THREE thousand bales of hay and 4,000 bales of straw are not normally in big demand in the classy surrounds of Dublin 4.

OILSKINS and wellies were required for a period at the country’s top livestock show in Tullamore, Co Offaly, yesterday as heavy rain lashed the event.

Ireland galloped ahead of its showjumping rivals today to seal a stylish victory at this year’s Nation’s Cup at the Dublin Horse Show.