THE likelihood of Ireland being represented in eventing at this year’s Olympics has received a boost, with Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) opting to fully support riders if they should qualify.

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy was killed on Saturday when he was accidentally knocked down by his mother in a tragic incident in the driveway of their family home.

THE Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI) plans to set up a stewarding system at shows to “deter any misdemeanours which may cast a slur upon the sport”.

THE Equestrian Federation of Ireland confirmed last night that a case file stolen from its offices related to Cian O’Connor’s horse ABC Landliebe, but not Waterford Crystal.

Documents relating to the alleged doping of the Olympic horse Waterford Crystal were reportedly stolen during yesterday morning's break-in at the Equestrian Federation of Ireland's offices.

IRELAND’S once proud reputation as a premier nation in the glittering world of international showjumping is in tatters.

THE thieves knew exactly where to go. They knew the location of the Equestrian Foundation of Ireland’s (EFI) offices, even though the EFI had only moved into them in recent months.

SHOW jumping was never this interesting ... and even some of the sport’s aficionados would agree with this sentiment.

ROADS blockaded. Men, women and children on the march. Dáil deputies thrown in jail. Refuseniks manning the barricades and government departments under siege.

HEALTH board officials have insisted emergency treatment will continue at Cavan General Hospital despite leaked correspondence which calls into question the hospital's ability to provide the service given a staffing crisis.

A MOUNTING waste management crisis could force large-scale exporting of waste, as six local authorities have closed their main dumps and 22 more face closure within five years.

Entries for the national sheep championships, part of the RDS Spring livestock show at Kill, Co Kildare, on May 10, will be reduced because of new Department of Agriculture regulations.

One man has died following a road traffic accident on the N7 at Kill, Co Kildare this morning.