CHOICE Hotels Ireland has appointed Brendan Curtis chief operating officer across the group, including the Clarion, Quality and Comfort Inn brands.

MILLSTREET becomes the epicentre of Irish show jumping next week, when it stages its annual summer show.

JESSICA KURTEN’S decision to compete in Russia at the weekend and miss this week’s Dublin Horse Show paid rich dividends as she netted $45,000 in prize money.

SHOW Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI) chairperson Patricia Furlong yesterday described the association’s decision to relinquish control of all international teams to the Equestrian Federation of Ireland (EFI) as a positive development for the sport at grassroots level.

The Clarion Hotel Group is set to open a second premises in Limerick following a €20m investment.

THE Doyle family won control of the Jurys hotel group last night after agreeing to buy the 8.3% stake in the company owned by reclusive builder Liam Carroll.

IF you wanted to know the truth about show jumping, Millstreet Horse Show was the place to be last weekend. The best of sport combined with the legendary Green Glens spirit for another memorable weekend.

The Clarion Hotels group has bought The Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport in a €38m deal that includes a refurbishment plan for the hotel.

INTERNATIONAL show jumper Robert Splaine yesterday said the drug testing procedure at Irish shows needs a serious review, following his experiences at Ennis last month.

DERMOTT LENNON opened Ireland’s account at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, racing to victory in the Speed Derby.

IRELAND’S misery in the European Show Jumping Championships was complete yesterday, when the team was eliminated from the competition in San Patrignano, Italy.

IRELAND’S aspirations in the European Show Jumping Championships were dealt a crushing blow yesterday with the withdrawal of Clarion Hotels Coolcorron Cool Diamond and Roberts Splaine.

THE modest aspirations of Ireland’s show jumpers were realised to some extent yesterday when they placed equal fifth in the Samsung Super League Nations Cup in St Gallen, Switzerland.

ARMY rider Captain Shane Carey took a cautious view yesterday ahead of today’s Samsung Super League competition in Rome.

DUBLINER Michael Stone yesterday said he hopes to replace Bo Helander as head of the Federation Internationale Equestre (FEI).

HARRY MARSHALL yesterday said his forthcoming disciplinary hearing will not prove a distraction as he lines out in today’s Samsung Super League opener in La Baule, France.

Irish-owned Clarion Hotels has announced that it has been awarded the management contract for the Carton House, Maynooth, Co Kildare.