O’Connor’s golden moment at Croker

Olympic bronze medallist Cian O’Connor leapt into the history books yesterday when he brought show jumping to Croke Park for the first time.

The home of the GAA, which opened its doors to soccer and rugby in 2007, achieved another milestone yesterday as Ireland’s equestrians gathered with Sports Minister Leo Varadkar at the Horse Sport Ireland Awards.

O’Connor was given the honour of completing the first jump over a London bus replica fence and, tongue-in-cheek, he conceded the pressure was almost akin to what he faced in the Olympics.