Shane Sweetnam

Irish equestrian Shane Sweetnam

Olympics day 11 as it happened: Ireland’s Kellie Harrington wins gold in women’s lightweight final

Kellie Harrington beat China’s Wenlu Yang to win gold in the women’s 60kg final

Tue Aug 06 2024 - 20:41

Showjumpers Daniel Coyle and Shane Sweetnam miss out on medals in Paris

‘Everybody feels more. They want it more’: Coyle left disappointed as hopes fade after mount throws a shoe during final round

Tue Aug 06 2024 - 13:32

Olympics Day 11: Irish in action and best of the rest as Kellie Harrington and showjumpers go for gold

Irish boxer’s opponent Wenlu Yang from China is an old foe and rivalry dates from 2016 world championships when Yang defeated Harrington in the final

Tue Aug 06 2024 - 06:00

Olympics at a glance: How all the Irish athletes fared on Day 10

Rhasidat Adeleke eases into semi-finals while Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle in hunt for showjumping medals

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 20:04

Olympics Day 10: Rhasidat Adeleke eases into semi-finals; Ciara Mageean’s Games over after injury

Olympic Games as it happened: Sailor Finn Lynch qualifies for medal race in the Dinghy event by finishing 10th in the preliminary series

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 19:54

Tokyo 2020 Day 14: Top 10 finish for Brendan Boyce in 50km walk; Natalya Coyle finishes in 24th

Stephanie Meadow stays in touch in the golf as Leona Maguire fades in third round

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 12:43

Tokyo 2020 Day 14: Irish in action and best of the rest

Natalya Coyle is joint third ahead of Friday’s final four events in modern pentathlon

Thu Aug 05 2021 - 15:12

Shane Sweetnam finishes second in Sunday’s featured class in Florida

The Kate Nash Boone Style Award was presented to Ireland’s Kevin Babington for 2020

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 09:06

David Blake finishes third at National Horse Show in Lexington

Daniel Coyle was named leading international rider of the four-star show

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 10:32

Competition under way in Cork and Cavan this weekend

Irish international show jumpers will be in action on both sides of the Atlantic

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 09:07

Shane Sweetnam and Cormac Hanley finish first and second in New York

The $75,000 class was a qualifier for Sunday’s Longines FEI American Gold Cup

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 11:22

Ireland show jumpers miss out on Olympic qualification at Europeans

Team finish seventh in final team competition but have final chance in Barcelona in October

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 19:35

Ireland in contention for one of three Olympic qualifying slots

Team are currently sixth in European show jumping championships in Rotterdam

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 12:51

Equestrian: Ireland chase Nations’ Cup success in Poland

Billy Twomey enjoyed individual success in Sopot on Saturday night

Sun Jun 16 2019 - 13:28

Ireland win Drammen Nations’ Cup in Norway

The Irish first team finished fourth at the five-star show in La Baule also on Friday

Sat May 18 2019 - 12:23

Peter Moloney wins four-star Grand Prix in Spain

Waterford native recorded the fastest of three double clears on Ornellaia

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 08:26

Irish show jumping quartet ready to compete in Wellington

Special presentation made to Lisa Lourie for her contribution to the industry

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 11:44

Equestrian: a successful weekend for Ireland ends in Florida disappointment

Team Ireland finish fourth in the first Longines FEI Nations’ Cup of the season

Mon Feb 18 2019 - 08:42

Heike Holstein crowned national dressage champion for 12th time

England-based Irish international Dane Rawlins finished second with Espoire

Mon Oct 01 2018 - 09:11

Ireland qualify for show jumping team final in North Carolina

Anchorman Cian O’Connor produced one of only five clears at World Equestrian Games

Fri Sept 21 2018 - 08:01

Equestrian: Shane Sweetnam wins New York qualifier

Irish rider now into Sunday’s $300,000 Grand Prix at the Hampton Classic show

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 12:10

Ireland finish second in FEI Nations’ Cup in Slovakia

Greg Broderick made it two-for-two in the TRM/Horse Sport Ireland New Heights champions series

Sun Apr 29 2018 - 18:41

Lynch and Duffy help Miami Celtics finish above the Paris Panthers

Duo won the first leg of the Longines Global Champions League in Mexico on Saturday

Sun Mar 25 2018 - 13:22

Equestrian: Shane Sweetnam opens Irish account in Mexico City

Cork rider took the 1.45m two-phase class at the five-star-show

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 13:49

And the winner is . . . Sporting controversy at RTÉ Sport Awards

James McClean wins Sportsperson of the Year as showjumpers win Team of the Year

Sun Dec 17 2017 - 13:32

Bertram Allen wins 1.55m jump-off class in London’s Olympia stadium

He will compete on Gin Chin van het Lindenhof in Grand Prix at Olympia on Monday

Sun Dec 17 2017 - 12:35

High Hopes for Pender in Belgium

Mikey Pender wins speed competition at Lanaken

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 14:11

Shane Sweetnam leads home Irish one-two in New York

Lorcan Gallagher trails Cork rider as four combinations qualify for jump-off of 1.50m competition

Sun Sept 17 2017 - 11:52

Cian O’Connor takes individual bronze at European Championships

Irish show jumper was part of gold-medal winning team on Friday night

Sun Aug 27 2017 - 18:54

Golden Ireland hoping for individual success on Sunday

Shane Sweetnam and Cian O’Connor lie in third and fourth respectively in Gothenburg

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 11:54

Ireland claim team gold at European show jumping championships

Three clear rounds secures stunning win in Gothenburg

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 22:41

Ireland in fourth place at European show jumping championships

There are two Irish riders in top 10 individually following first round in Gothenburg

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 21:21

Irish quartet win at the European pony championships

Ciaran Nallon, Harry Allen, Abbie Sweetnam and Kate Derwin win show jumping team competition

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 11:38

Denis Lynch helps steer Miami Glory to Hamburg success

Hamburg Diamonds top Global Champions League with Allen’s Valkenswaard United second

Sun May 28 2017 - 11:37