Legendary Irish horseman Eddie Boylan dies

One of Ireland's legendary horsemen, Eddie Boylan, has died at the age of 80.

One of Ireland's legendary horsemen, Eddie Boylan, has died at the age of 80.

Boylan was a member of the Irish gold medal-winning Three-Day Event Team at the World Championships at Burghley, England in 1966.

A year later he was the individual gold medallist in the European Championships at Punchestown.

He also won the Badminton Horse Trials in 1965, among many other high international placings.

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