Show jumper Billy Twomey pocketed €30,000 yesterday when he won the Hamburg Derby in Germany on Diaghilev.

Horse Sport Ireland has not ruled out taking the case involving Cian O’Connor to the Swiss federal courts.

Cork show jumper Billy Twomey won the grand prix in stunning fashion at the inaugural Liverpool International Horse Show last night.

A driver who murdered a love rival by mowing him down as he cycled home from work has been jailed for life.

Detailed proposals for Ireland’s first Center Parcs holiday resort have been put on display with a planning application to be made in the autumn.

Spiders are able to travel across water like ships, using their legs as sails and silk as an anchor, scientists have learned.

ENGLAND: Police in England have warned locals to beware of a large, aggressive bird which has gone on the run saying it posed a “very real threat to the public”.

Tommy Barker says the mature looks of this ivy-clad property belies its Eighties architect-designed origins.

The acquisition of Center Parcs UK by one of the world’s largest commercial real estate companies will have no impact on plans to bring 1,000 permanent jobs to the Midlands as part of its first venture into the Irish market.

A striking new design of electricity pylon which it is hoped will have less impact on landscapes can be seen in the countryside for first time.

One of the UK’s biggest holiday firms is looking to corner the market on Irish staycations, by opening a multi-million euro holiday complex in the Midlands.

Rhapando can make a triumphant return from an extended break in the Southwell Back Jumping April 17th Interactive Novices’ Handicap Chase at the Nottinghamshire venue today.

Wolverhampton stages an additional meeting in light of the current cold weather today and Trimoulet can take full advantage of the opportunity in the coral.co.uk Handicap.

Wolverhampton stages an additional meeting in light of the current cold weather today and Trimoulet can take full advantage of the opportunity in the coral.co.uk Handicap.

Show jumper Billy Twomey gave Ireland its first win at the five-star show in Basel, Switzerland, yesterday, taking the top prize in a 1.45mtr speed class.

CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who exposed the CIA’s torture programme, is serving a 30-month prison sentence.

Hundreds of jobs are set to be axed at Rolls-Royce factories in the UK under plans by the engineering giant for a worldwide cutback, workers have been told.

Experts have confirmed Nottinghamshire was hit by an earthquake earlier this evening as social media sites were flooded with reports of a tremor.

The saga of the Taoiseach, the turbulent TD, his assistant/fiancee and her diamond ring is made for TV – except maybe it would be too far-fetched for a producer to consider, says Michael Clifford

Footballer Marlon King has lost his appeal over a driving offence which left a seriously injured motorist having to be cut out of his car.

It’s been 12 years since Thomas Ryan last competed at Millstreet International Horse Show, but he made sure his return was memorable yesterday by winning the Hyatt Hotels Grand Prix.

Tom Crawford has lived in his home in Nottinghamshire for 26 years and is currently in a dispute with the bank over his mortgage repayments.

Former Premier League footballer Marlon King has been jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving after a crash which left a motorist with a broken arm.

A Dublin-born paedophile priest who abused seven children, including altar boys, over a 34-year period has been jailed for 15 years.

A paedophile priest from Dublin who abused seven children, including altar boys, over a 34-year period has been jailed for 15 years.

Jockey Pat Cosgrave has been given a six-month ban for improper riding by the Emirates Racing Authority.

Armed police in Britain were tonight surrounding a snooker hall where a man reported to have a gun is holed up inside.

Get Batman on the case! Joker strikes Gotham and makes off with road sign

Coolking is a fair shout in the Higos Insurance Services Devon National Handicap Chase at Exeter today.

Stand Guard joined La Estrella on a mark just one short of the British all-weather-winning record when the pair’s much anticipated clash at Southwell was called off at the 11th hour.

Flood waters are reported to be receding after the worst tidal surge for more than 60 years hit coastal towns along the east coast of Britain.

Billy Twomey believes his new acquisition, Codarco, has the talent to go all the way, including “possibly” to the Olympics, but he will be taking it one step at a time.

Retiring police dogs sniff out pensions

USA: North America’s tallest peak, Alaska’s Mount McKinley, may have been taken down a notch.

Hydraulic fracturing for shale oil and gas is “in the national purpose” and right for Britain’s energy security, the chairman of Cuadrilla said.

The Church of England is “out of touch” with local communities and some of its own dioceses over the issue of fracking, according to activists in the UK.

Two teenagers who robbed a newsagent before bragging about it on Facebook minutes later were caught due to their underwear being captured on CCTV, police said.

David Cameron today pledged to “work really hard” to win back voters who abandoned the Conservatives for the Ukip as Nigel Farage’s party made a series of stunning gains in the council elections.

Cork show jumper Billy Twomey was back in action in Spain last weekend, having recovered from a fractured vertebrae in his back.

It's not actually a joke.

Corkman Tony Hurley was last night elected chairman of ShowjumpingIreland at the first meeting of the new executive.