Thousands of hunting supporters join march in Ireland
Around 6,000 hunting supporters demonstrated outside the Irish Green Party’s conference last Saturday in protest against the planned ban on stag hunting
Around 6,000 hunting supporters demonstrated outside the Irish Green Party’s conference last Saturday in protest against the planned ban on stag hunting
Twenty-one-year old Ronan Lawlor died yesterday morning (Tuesday 16 February) when he was thrown from a horse on the gallops in Co Carlow
A Kilkenny farmer has been jailed for 23 months and banned from keeping animals for life following Ireland’s worst equine welfare case
Campaigning against an Irish hunting ban has notched up a gear with the launch of Rural Ireland Says Enough (RISE)
Any winnings won by the Irish at Abu Dhabi Nations Cup will go to the disaster relief fund
Decomposing bodies of four horses have been found on a disused golf course in Blarney, Co Cork
Backbenchers in the Irish parliament are calling for a free vote on a bill which could ban stag hunting ban in the Republic
Horse welfare is at breaking point in Northern Ireland, the UK’s Equine Health and Welfare Review Group has warned
Ireland will send its first Nations' Cup team to the five-star show at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates next month.
Ireland's Show Jumpers' Club held its annual awards ball on Saturday in Co Westmeath
An 81-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when a hound hit by a car crashed into her face
The Irish hunting community is being urged to “sharpen up” to ensure a blanket ban on hunting isn’t introduced
British carriage driving champion George Bowman and his family have completed a four-day journey across Ireland in a historic stagecoach to raise money for a children's charity
A leading Irish animal welfare charity is warning that many horses will die this winter — and is blaming Horse Racing Ireland
Movement restrictions have been placed on a stud in County Meath folloing confirmation of an outbreak of equine Piroplasmosis, a notifiable disease
Horse Sport Ireland has announced a plan to improve the performance of Irish-bred horses in international show jumping
A review of public sector spending in Ireland has recommended that the Irish Army equitation team should be disbanded
Handley has been called to jump for Ireland at Falsterbo after tests on his horses show no doping offence
Witnesses saw two men force a horse into water last weekend and stone it death