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Equestrian Commentator and Journalist - Ireland www.paulnolanequestrian.com

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On site in #Qatar this week for the CDI5* & 1* international dressage classes and the CPEDI3* para dressage international classes at CHI Al Shaqab for world-class action at the spectacular equestrian complex in #Doha at the sixth leg of the prestigious ten-week โ‚ฌ10.4 mil 2026 Doha Tour. #horses ๐Ÿด

17.02.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BRILLIANT WIN FOR IRELANDโ€™S SHANE BREEN IN CSI4*-W - DIAMOND TOUR - AL SHIRA'AA LONGINES FEI JUMPING WORLD CUP CLASS IN ABU DHABI

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

25.01.2026 17:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'HSI appoints Debbie Byrne as new Youth Eventing High Performance Manager' - From Horse Sport Ireland

HSI link - www.horsesportireland.ie/hsi-appoints...

#equestrian #horses #eventing #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

23.01.2026 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Olympic medal winner Sam Griffiths announced as Irelandโ€™s new Eventing High Performance Manager' - From Horse Sport Ireland

HSI link - www.horsesportireland.ie/olympic-meda...

#equestrian #horses #eventing #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

16.01.2026 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Warring ex-couple settle bitter dispute involving equestrian centre and valuable horses A bitter row between former lovers who ran an equestrian centre together has been settled, the High Court has been told.

'Warring ex-couple settle bitter dispute involving equestrian centre and valuable horses' - From Shane Phelan @independent.ie

#equestrian #jumping #eventing #horses #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜
www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

16.01.2026 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great to be part of the commentary team led by top international commentator Nick Brooks-Ward at a very well-received and successful 5* #UAE Presidentโ€™s Cup show. We were both very fortunate to work alongside Eman Hamdallah, our wonderful Arabic-speaking colleague.

#equestrian #AbuDhabi ๐Ÿด

16.01.2026 08:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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**BREAKING NEWS** TOM WACHMAN WINS LONDON INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX - From Irish Horse Board

'Tipperary's Tom Wachman and the 12-year-old gelding Do It Easy have taken a superb victory in tonight's five-star Turkish Airlines Grand Prix at London International Horse Show.'

#equestrian #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿด

22.12.2025 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Cian O'Connor loses Grand Prix win after positive test for Pegasus' - From RTร‰ Sport

RTร‰ link - www.rte.ie/sport/equest...

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

20.12.2025 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Jessica Kรผrten takes the reins as Irelandโ€™s new jumping boss' - Horse Sport Ireland

Link - www.horsesportireland.ie/jessica-kurt...

#equestrian #Olympics #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

19.12.2025 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IRELAND'S SHANE SWEETNAM AND IRISH SPORT HORSE JAMES KHAN CRUZ RUNNER-UP IN FIVE-STAR GENEVA ROLEX GRAND PRIX

#equestrian #Irishhorses #jumping #horses #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

14.12.2025 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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KATIE REILLY IS THE IRISH FIELD DRESSAGE RIDER OF THE YEAR 2025

Link - www.paulnolanequestrian.com/index.php/pn...

#equestrian #horses #dressage #paradressage #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

09.12.2025 19:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'The Board of Dressage Ireland has today issued a formal letter and press release expressing our strong opposition to the Horse Sport Ireland โ‚ฌ60 international high performance levy. '- From Dressage Ireland

#sport #equestrian #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

03.12.2025 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'The RDS is proud to announce the launch of our partnership with Laya Healthcare, with our main arena officially becoming Laya Arena. - From RDS

'Our wider Campus Development Programme is an ongoing initiative that remains a priority.'

Link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuuY...

#dublinhorseshow โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

25.11.2025 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Congratulations to Irish Level 4 FEI international eventing judge Joanne Jarden who has been appointed as a member of the the ground jury for the 2026 FEI Eventing World Championships in Aachen, Germany which is the first team qualifier for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.

Congratulations to Irish Level 4 FEI international eventing judge Joanne Jarden who has been appointed as a member of the the ground jury for the 2026 FEI Eventing World Championships in Aachen, Germany which is the first team qualifier for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.

Congratulations to Irish Level 4 FEI international eventing judge Joanne Jarden who has been appointed as a member of the the ground jury for the 2026 FEI Eventing World Championships in Aachen, Germany which is the first team qualifier for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.

#equestrian ๐Ÿดโ˜˜

20.11.2025 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pictured from left to right: John McDonnell, Orla Griffin, Patricia Donoghue, Gladys Graham, Edmond Mahony, Dee Kinnane, Cormac Oโ€™Rourke and Eimear Kellett.

Pictured from left to right: John McDonnell, Orla Griffin, Patricia Donoghue, Gladys Graham, Edmond Mahony, Dee Kinnane, Cormac Oโ€™Rourke and Eimear Kellett.

'๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ'

Tattersalls Ireland July Show committee members made a presentation of โ‚ฌ26,000 to St. Francis Hospice Dublin after this year's July Show. It means funds raised for the Dublin-based charity have almost reached a phenomenal โ‚ฌ300,000.

18.11.2025 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Showjumping Ireland is now seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Chief Executive Officer (CEO). - From Lex Consultancy

Link - lexconsultancy.ie/job/chief-ex...

Closing date for applications is Friday, November 7th at 5pm.'

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

01.11.2025 16:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IRELAND RETAIN NATIONS CUP IN SPAIN

Taylor Vard's Irish Show Jumping team of Susan Fitzpatrick (Lovely Stassi PS), Niamh McEvoy (Olympic 'gl' 'fvd'), Max Wachman (Tipperary) and Ethen Ahearne with Lvs Goldrush retained the Nations Cup at Vejer De La Frontera in Spain today.

#Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

24.10.2025 15:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another podium place for Ireland's Ian Cassells, this time with NOA W (KWPN) taking the bronze in the 7yo FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses.
Earlier today, Ian won the silver medal in the 6yo section, first Irish rider to win two medals at Mondial du Lion. #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

19.10.2025 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Congratulations! ๐ŸฅˆItโ€™s silver for Ireland's Ian Cassells with RUTLAND FLAMENCO (ISH) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช in the 6 year old section of the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses' - From Irish Horse Board

#equestrian #horses #eventing #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

19.10.2025 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Irelandโ€™s Alan Wade appointed as Jumping course designer for Olympic Games LA2028' - From Irish Horse Board

Link - lnkd.in/e5aMjWDq

#equestrian #horses #OlympicGames #LA2028 #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ ๐Ÿด โ˜˜๏ธ

Photo caption: Alan Wade (IRL) ยฉ FEI/Martin Dokupil

13.10.2025 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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**BREAKING NEWS** IRELAND FINISH AS RUNNERS-UP IN LONGINES LEAGUE OF NATIONS FINAL - From Irish Horse Board

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

05.10.2025 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Request For Tender: High-Performance Services For Senior Eventing. - From Horse Sport Ireland.

All proposals must be received by COB Friday 24th October, 2025.'

For more information visit: www.horsesportireland.ie/about/tenders/

#equestrian #horses #eventing #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

02.10.2025 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Request For Tender: High-Performance Services For Youth Eventing. - From Horse Sport Ireland.

All proposals must be received by COB Friday 24th October, 2025.'

For more information visit: www.horsesportireland.ie/about/tenders/

#equestrian #horses #eventing #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

02.10.2025 14:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡BREAKING๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡
'Co. Kilkenny's Eoin Brennan and Augustus Z (ZANG) take GOLD in the 7-Year-Old final of the 30th Annual FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in Zangersheide this afternoon.' - From Horse Sport Ireland

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๐Ÿดโ˜˜

28.09.2025 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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**BREAKING NEWS** NIAMH MCEVOY AND BP OTHELLO (ISH) WIN SILVER MEDAL IN SIX-YEAR-OLD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN LANAKEN - From Irish Horse Board

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

28.09.2025 12:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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**BREAKING NEWS** MICHAEL PENDER AND HHS PRIVATE RYAN WIN GOLD - JASON FOLEY AND TYSONS LADY LUX (ISH) TAKE BRONZE AT LANAKEN WORLD BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS - From Irish Horse Board

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

28.09.2025 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Request For Tender: High-Performance Services For Senior Show Jumping' - From
@HorseSportIRL

All proposals must be received by COB Friday 24th October, 2025.

For more information visit: www.horsesportireland.ie/wp-content/u...

#equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

27.09.2025 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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**BREAKING NEWS** IRISH EVENTING TEAM WIN FIRST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM MEDAL SINCE 1995

#equestrian #horses #eventing #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

21.09.2025 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) opens public consultation on Strategic Plan' - From HSI

Link - www.horsesportireland.ie/horse-sport-...

#equestrian #horses #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

03.09.2025 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Show Jumping Association postpone voting on dismissal of chairman, three directors | BreakingNews.ie Barrister Martin Canny, who appeared for Chairman Des McFadden and colleagues Neal Doherty, Derek Reid and Aldyth Roulston, said there had been consent by all of the parties for an interim injunction ...

'Show Jumping Association postpone voting on dismissal of chairman, three directors' - From breakingnews.ie #equestrian #horses #jumping #Ireland โ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ๐Ÿดโ˜˜๏ธ

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/show...

27.08.2025 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0