Podcasts about Team Ireland

Welcome to Episode 134 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.In this weeks show we speak with one of the leading lights from Team Ireland from last weeks European Off Road Running Championships, ie The European Mountain Running Championships; Sinéad Farrell is here to tell us about her 34th place in the 13km Up and Down, Ireland´s highest senior individual place across the weekend along with SarahMcCormack who also came 34th in the Uphill Only race in her 22nd Championship appearance for Ireland. We also have René Borg with us from Running Coach Ireland to tell us about his new hybrid endurance sport and a good option for cross training, SwimRun.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.

Earlier this month, Alan Morrissey was joined by Kevin Haugh, to chat about the upcoming 2026 European Transplant Games.  Kevin, a former school principal and accomplished athlete from Carrigaholt and Doonaha, was one of two Clare athletes who are part of a 25-strong Team Ireland that is travel to Arnhem in the Netherlands for the Games.  The European Transplant Games get underway from this Sunday, the 21st of June, running until Saturday, the 27th of June.  The other Clare member of Team Ireland is Marie O'Connor, an experienced Transplant Games competitor  Marie, who hails from Lahinch, had to undergo two life-saving kidney transplants in 1996 and 1998 following a viral infection. Image (c) European Transplant Games

Later this month, Team Ireland will travel to Arnhem in the Netherlands for the 2026 European Transplant Games, a celebration of sport, resilience, and the gift of life.   Among the 25 athletes representing Ireland are two from County Clare, including Kevin Haugh from Carrigaholt and Doonaha.   A former school principal and accomplished athlete, Kevin has overcome tremendous health challenges and now proudly competes on the international stage, honouring the generosity of organ donors and raising awareness of the life-changing impact of transplantation.   Kevin joined Alan Morrissey to tell us more about his remarkable journey and his preparations for the Games.  Image (c) European Transplant Games

FROM LOCAL ROOTS TO GLOBAL FAME: Fifty-eight talented dancers from Meath are preparing to represent Team Ireland at the Dance World Cup this summer, following a meteoric rise to viral mega-stardom.FROM NEW YORK CITY STREETS TO THE EDINBURGH FRINGE STAGE, FRANCESCA GARRY REVEALS HOW BITING THE BULLET CHANGED HER LIFEAND Filmmaker Mick Jordan joins us to discuss 'Meath Miscellany,' a nostalgic archival screening at the Solstice Arts Centre.Holistic artist and energy healer Asta Jakubson stops by the studio to preview her intuitive art workshop and shares why the upcoming alcohol-free Moynalty Yoga Festival is the ultimate healthy getaway for families this June Bank Holiday weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate O'Connor is not just good at one event... she has SEVEN! 800 Metres (indoor and outdoor), Shot Put, Long Jump, High Jump, Hurdles, Javelin! It's tiring just reading the list!The World Champion and Olympic contender for Team Ireland joins Alison on Weekend Breakfast for a brilliant chat about life as a heptathlete (and yes, how to say it!) — and what it really takes to be good at seven disciplines, not just one.Kate shares how she fell into multi-events “organically,” thanks a lot to her to her dad's encouragement - he is tell her coach to this day. She opens up about the toughest event to master, the mindset behind constant learning, and the whirlwind of medals, records and media attention! And perhaps the most important of all -- inspiring the young athletes of Ireland to live their own dream!Kate chatted to Alison as part of the SPAR and Eurospar Community Fund - helping more kids get into sport by investing in their clubs. The Community Fund initiative will see €60,000 awarded to 30 sports clubs across the country. Nominees are being asked to submit a short application to showcase how their club is ‘Hungry For Success'.Entries are now open and will close on Wednesday, July 8th.

On episode 228 I am delighted to be joined by boxing coaching legend Zaur Antia, known as 'the mastermind behind Team Ireland's success in boxing' he served as High Performance Head Coach for Irish boxing for over two decades, helping build Ireland into a global boxing powerhouse. We discuss his approach,  philosophy, building better boxers, pre fight protocol, how he helped build Ireland into a boxing powerhouse, what separates olympic champions from the rest and how Irish weather helped bring home two gold medals!! This is a lesson in building champion boxers and a world class program. Zauri grew up in Georgia and won medals competing as an athlete. He would later coach multiple boxers to Soviet titles. In 2003 he moved to Ireland and joined the newly established High-Performance Unit as a Technical Coach. In 2016 he took over as HP lead. Anita guided Irish boxers to winning 35 qualification places at five Olympic Games: Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo and Paris, winning 10 Olympic medals. On top of that he helped his athletes with 23 World podium finishes, and 15 medals at European Games and 50 European Elite medals. Follow The Sideline Live Social Media channels and the host Orla here: https://linktr.ee/TheSidelineLiveRecorded using Samson Q2 microphone, Edited using GarageBandIntro music, Watered Eyes by a talented Irish artist, Dillon Ward check him out ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . If you are looking to set up your own podcast get in touch with the Prymal Productions team ⁠⁠⁠www.prymal.ie⁠⁠⁠ 

Susanna Mollen and Eve Conway sit down with Irish halfpipe skier Ben Lynch, who finished a remarkable 8th in his Winter Olympic final in Milano-Cortina. He talks about changing his allegiances from Team Canada to Team Ireland, recovering from injury, and what it's like to compete in his first Olympic Games Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 087 9 180 180!

It's Opening Ceremony Day in Italy for the Winter Olympic games. Over the next two weeks we will be treated to skiers careering down the slopes at motorway speed, the smooth elegance of figure skating and the carnage of short track speed skating. We heard yesterday from the Team Ireland camp…but who are the other international stars we need to look out for? Sinéad O'Carroll, Editor of The Journal joined Shane to look ahead to the Winter Games

It is exactly 10 years ago today, when one of the most horrific gangland attacks took place in this country. The Regency Shooting marked a significant turning point in the Hutch-Kinahan feud. . Our reporter, Josh Crosbie has been examining the social impact the feud has on communities affected by gangland activity. And he joined Shane and Ciara to discuss

It's only a week until the 2026 Winter Olympic Games get underway in Milano-Cortina in Italy. Four athletes will represent Team Ireland, in what will be their ninth appearance at the Winter Games. Ireland's debut at the Games in 1992 is a fascinating story - all starting with a note left taped to a boat at the Henley Regatta. Terry McHugh, a six-time Olympian and part of the '92 bobsleigh team, spoke to our own Cameron Hill.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

William O'Callaghan, Cameron Hill and Dion Fanning are here to bring you Thursday's Newsround where they will be discussing Tadgh Furlong's availability, Team Ireland at the Winter Olympics, tonight's Europa League action and all the biggest sports stories of the day.

It's just over two weeks until the 2026 Winter Olympic Games get underway in Milano-Cortina in Italy. The Team Ireland contingent is yet to be revealed, for what will be their ninth appearance at the Winter Games. Ireland's debut at the Games in 1992 is a fascinating story, all starting with a note left taped to a boat at the Henley Regatta. Off The Ball's Cameron Hill can tell us more.

Happy Thursday everybody! We have a very special Winter Olympics episode this week, as we chat to three Team Ireland hopefuls about the qualification process for the 2026 games beginning in Italy next month. Alpine skiers Elle Murphy and Eábha McKenna, and mogul skier Claire Dooley talk to Eve Conway and Susanna Mollen about their training, hopes, and ambitions. Have a topic or thought in mind? Send us a DM on @offtheball on all our social platforms or send us a WhatsApp at 087 9 180 180!

Off The Ball's Susanna Mollen and Rachel Sheehan were at the Team Ireland Olympic Sports Awards last Saturday night and caught up with some of the winners on the night.Dundalk's Kate O'Connor took home the Allianz Female Athlete of the Year, and the FIAT Olympic Sporting Moment of the Year.Rory McIlroy was the Allianz Male Athlete of the Year, and his uncle Brian was on hand to scoop up his award.Eve McMahon was announced as the Sport Ireland Rising Star winner.The Deloitte High Performance Programme of the Year went to Cycling Ireland.Rhys McClenaghan took home the award for the McKeever Sports Creator of the Year gong.The Spar/Eurospar Community Impact award went to Inbhear Dee Athletics Club's Noreen O'Reilly, Eithne Walsh and Anne-Marie Kelly.The Flogas Team of the Year went the way of the rowers in Fintan McCarthy and Phillip Doyle.And the Key Patent Innovations Coach of the Year was awarded to Dominic Casey.

Gary and Sparky break down their brand-new collab with Team Ireland to PJ and talk about the young performers making our sound national. Sound of the Northside By The Cabin Crew with the Irish National Orchestra 8pm Curtis Auditorium Cork School of Music. Tix through Eventbrite Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PJ talks to the Cork kids that rocked the Late Late Toy Show, hears what plans My Goodness have once they have taken over The Quay Coop, chats to Sparky and GMC about the Kabin Studio and Team Ireland. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Panama City, Panama - 29th October to 1st November - Team Ireland has achieved an outstanding result at the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge, placing 8th in the world, the highest ever finish for Ireland. The event, held this year in Panama City, brought together the brightest young minds in robotics, engineering, and innovation to tackle real-world problems through technology and teamwork. The FIRST Global Challenge is an international robotics competition that aims to inspire science and technology leadership and innovation among youth worldwide. Each year, FIRST Global invites every country to send a team to design and build a robot to compete. Teams collaborate to complete challenges in a game designed around solving some of the world's biggest issues. This year's theme focuses on biodiversity loss and the ways we can work to prevent it. The competition aims to inspire global cooperation and understanding among young people as they use their skills and creativity to tackle real-world problems. FIRST Global Challenge Robotics Competition 2025 Representing Ireland, the team demonstrated exceptional creativity, technical skill, and collaboration throughout the competition. The 8th place finish, Ireland's highest ever ranking, was accompanied by 2 further awards, The Video storytelling award, and The Social Media award. This high finish allowed them to advance onto the play-off stage of the competition, where only teams of the highest quality compete. For each match, teams were grouped into alliances of 3 V 3 with alliances changing for every match. It was a test of technology and problem solving, communication across language barriers, and the ability to form new strategies each time. Although all countries started with the same kit, each resulting robot was unique - every country's robot had its own strengths and weaknesses and this required students to collaborate continuously and adapt their strategy as they were allied with country after country - in order to optimise their success in every match. "We're incredibly proud of Team Ireland's success on the world stage," said mentor Pawel Zielinski. "This achievement reflects the team's dedication, creativity, and collaboration over the past few months. It showcases the remarkable talent of young people in Ireland and offers great optimism for the future and what they can achieve." The competition not only highlighted Ireland's growing talent in robotics and engineering but also emphasized the importance of international collaboration and STEM education for solving future challenges. More info about FIRST Global and the World Robotics Competition: FIRST Global is a US charity founded by inventor and innovator Dean Kamen and it strives to convince the various national governments and organizations of the world to embrace STEM education, invest in FIRST programs, and support their young adults. The aim is to nurture cross-cultural communication and cooperation among high-school students around the world through STEM. In doing so students are empowered to collectively tackle the world's most pressing challenges and come up with solutions that improve quality of life for all. The FIRST Global Challenge is the mechanism for doing so. By bringing future STEM leaders together in an engaging and collaborative competition that drives home the importance, excitement, and applicability of STEM education, FIRST Global is using robots and technology challenges to build young adults that have the self-confidence, skill sets, imagination, courage, and vision to do important things. This year's theme challenged FIRST Global teams of students from around the world to collaboratively innovate to maximize biodiversity and protect the incredible variety of life that sustains us all. From rainforests to coral reefs, the health of us and our planet depends on it! The FIRST Global Robotics Challenge: An Olympic-style, international robotics competition that takes place in a different country each yea...

Ian O'Riordan of The Irish Times joined Andrew and Ruby to review the strong showing from Team Ireland in Tokyo at the World Athletics Championships. 

We are joined by Emma Quirke who is the Captain for Team Ireland at the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2025 and is at the competition in Spain now!

Ireland will send its biggest ever team to this year's World Athletics Championships this year, which gets underway in Tokyo on Saturday morning.With 28 athletes across 14 different events, what are Team Ireland's medal hopes for the upcoming campaign?Journalist Cathal Dennehy joined Matt to discuss what fans can expect over the coming days.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the piece.

Irish Olympian Phil Healy joins Ger Gilroy and Colm Boohig to discuss the aspirations of Team Ireland at the World Athletics Champions in Tokyo, as well as her current injury update. Off The Ball Breakfast w/ UPMC Ireland | #GetBackInActionCatch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Reporter, Gavin O'Callaghan interviews some of the twenty-nine athletes who competed in the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Germany.

There's Clare representation on the Irish team competing at the World Transplant Games. Marie O'Connor, a kidney transplant recipient from Lahinch, is part of Team Ireland at the event in Dresden, Germany. Marie had two kidney transplants in 1996 and 98, after an infection from a sore throat led to a virus attacking the lining of her kidney. To find out how she is getting on, Alan Morrissey was joined by Marie O'Connor, Lahinch.

After a cancelled flight, three planes, and a lot of sweat (literal and metaphorical), Damian finally made it to Tales of the Cocktail 2025 in New Orleans — and lived to tell the tale... barely.In this slightly foggy, totally unfiltered solo episode, he shares his jet-lagged recap of the biggest cocktail event on the planet. From Speed Rack chaos and legendary frozen Irish coffees at Erin Rose to Buckfast cocktails, light-up ice cubes, and back massages courtesy of Campari — it's all here in glorious, semi-chronological detail.Expect stories about Team Ireland's iconic takeover, wild brand parties, heartfelt shoutouts to bar world legends, and a curtain call at Pig & Punch. This one's a love letter to the industry and the people who make it so damn fun.

One of the memos brought to Cabinet today was to approve the making of the ‘Team Ireland' trade mission, an annual event to be held every October in a key market.It's as multiple senior Ministers are set to travel this October to a trade mission.Peter Burke is the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, and Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath, and joins Kieran to discuss.

In this episode of the Rox Lyfe podcast we are joined by Sean Noble (@sean_noble7).Sean has had a huge HYROX season — winning in Dublin with a 55-minute performance, battling with the world's best in Glasgow, and now leading Team Ireland at the HYROX World Championships in Chicago.But there's way more to the story…In this episode, Sean speaks openly about what drives him — including the personal loss that changed everything. He talks through the highs and lows of his season, including injury heartbreak in Vegas, the controversial Glasgow penalty, and a bounce-back effort that saw him qualify for the Elite 15 twice.We also dive into his training — from brutal high-intensity sessions to why he skips traditional zone 2, how he's adapting his weight and running style, and what it really takes to compete at this level while holding down a full-time job in commercial law.It was a great, open, honest chat with a super impressive HYROX athlete.

Welcome to Episode 114 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast.After more Irish Masters success at the European Masters Mountain Running Championships last week with 3 gold medals, we have a Masters coaching special with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland as we discuss how Trail and mountain runners in their mid 30s and beyond should adapt their training to maintain and even improve performance.We also take a deep dive into the results of the Trials for Team Ireland for this years World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain.Finally, we look at the record books of the Wicklow Way Relay and confirm the top 3 teams with the most wins.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.

On episode 170 I am delighted to be joined by Sharon Madigan Head of Performance Nutrition at Sport Ireland Institute. Sharon also sits on the committee for the Olympic Games on nutrition for the Olympic village. She is a proven leader and innovator in the space of nutrition. We discuss her career from a part time role with the Irish boxing team to leading a department, making sushi and €300 melon in Japan, learning from elite championships, what makes a good coach and so much more!"Elite sport is not healthy" - a statement that Sharon repeats throughout. Find out why in this episode. Follow The Sideline Live Social Media channels: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thesidelinelive⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thesidelinelive/⁠⁠⁠ Recorded using Samson Q2 microphone, Edited using GarageBandIntro music, Watered Eyes by a talented Irish artist, Dillon Ward check him out ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . If you are looking to set up your own podcast get in touch with the Prymal Productions team ⁠⁠⁠www.prymal.ie⁠⁠⁠ 

The tears, the joy, the medals, the courage and the snow.In March, Team Ireland brought home pride as well as gold, silver and bronze. We bring you their story every step of the way, that's the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, with Henry McKean.

Nine-year-old Isabelle and thirteen-year-old Killian from Midleton Renshukan Karate Club are part of Team Ireland heading to the 16th SKIF World Karate Championships in Crete. They chat to PJ in studio along with Isabel's mum Diane and Sensei Karen Sargent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newstalk's Henry McKean was in Dublin Airport to get reaction from Team Ireland's incredible campaign at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin.

There were ecstatic scenes as Team Ireland beat Switzerland 3-0 to win bronze in Floorball at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin.Henry McKean was court side, and sent in this report!

RTÉ Sport's Jacqui Hurley joins Brendan to tee up today's epic match between Ireland and France, and why when it comes to Team Ireland, she's an eternal optimist!

On episode 160 I am delighted to be joined by Team Ireland Chef de Mission Gavin Noble.We discuss managing and leading Team Ireland, the role of Chef de Mission and Head of brand. We also delve into his career as a professional athlete competing in triathlon, learning from the best in the world, how we can improve as a nation competing on the world stage, the reality of high performance sport in Ireland and so much more.Gavin very kindly gave me nearly 2 hours of his time while on annual leave in early January. I had heard Gavin speak for the first time just before heading out to Paris last July and was blown away by his role and attention to detail. As someone fascinated by elite sport and athletes performing at their best I couldn't think of someone better to paint the picture of what goes on behind Team Ireland and learning from olympic champions in the village. So many takeaways from this and we could have recorded for another 2 hours. Hopefully you get as much from this as I did! Gavin thanks for your time, excited to see what you build for LA 2028 and beyond. Safe to say Team Ireland is in safe hands! Find Gavin on social media @gavin_noble https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-noble/Follow The Sideline Live Social Media channels: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thesidelinelive⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thesidelinelive/⁠⁠⁠ Recorded using Samson Q2 microphone, Edited using GarageBandIntro music, Watered Eyes by a talented Irish artist, Dillon Ward check him out ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . If you are looking to set up your own podcast get in touch with the Prymal Productions team ⁠⁠⁠www.prymal.ie⁠⁠⁠ 

In this special episode of Inner Drive, Off The Ball give the floor to five of Ireland's best athletes (fresh from Paris 2024) in Philip Doyle, Orla Comerford, Thomas Barr, Colin Judge and Stacey Flood.No interviewer, no restrictions, just athletes talking to each other about experiences only they can truly understand. Inner Drive, with Allianz, proud sponsors of Paralympics Ireland and Team Ireland.#StopTheDrop

In this special episode of Inner Drive, Off The Ball give the floor to five of Ireland's best athletes (fresh from Paris 2024) in Philip Doyle, Orla Comerford, Thomas Barr, Colin Judge and Stacey Flood.No interviewer, no restrictions, just athletes talking to each other about experiences only they can truly understand. Inner Drive, with Allianz, proud sponsors of Paralympics Ireland and Team Ireland.#StopTheDrop

In this special episode of Inner Drive, Off The Ball give the floor to five of Ireland's best athletes (fresh from Paris 2024) in Philip Doyle, Orla Comerford, Thomas Barr, Colin Judge and Stacey Flood.No interviewer, no restrictions, just athletes talking to each other about experiences only they can truly understand. Inner Drive, with Allianz, proud sponsors of Paralympics Ireland and Team Ireland.#StopTheDrop

In this special episode of Inner Drive, Off The Ball give the floor to five of Ireland's best athletes (fresh from Paris 2024) in Philip Doyle, Orla Comerford, Thomas Barr, Colin Judge and Stacey Flood.No interviewer, no restrictions, just athletes talking to each other about experiences only they can truly understand. Inner Drive, with Allianz, proud sponsors of Paralympics Ireland and Team Ireland.#StopTheDrop

Neasa Russell, Chef de Mission for Team Ireland in Paris, and Joanne O'Riordan, Pundit for RTÉ Sport, reflect on the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Darren Frehill has the latest from Paris

Team Ireland silver medallists Katie-George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal will joined the show to talk about their final Paralympic Games together.Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app.SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/joinOff The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Aisling O'Reilly joined Eoin Sheahan to chat all things Paralympics 2024 live from Paris.

Peter Sherrard, CEO of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, reflects on Team Ireland's greatest ever haul of Olympic medals at the Paris games.

Team Ireland arrive home to hero's welcome. Thousands gather at the GPO. Our reporters Eithne Dodd and Kate Egan were there. And we speak to Gavin Noble, Chef de Mission Team Ireland for Paris 2024

Ger Gilroy brings you live, on the ground reactions from Irish rower Niall O'Toole, as well as from Team Ireland coach Dominic Casey, and two supporters from Skibbereen who detail just why the town is such a prolific rower factory!

As the motorsports world settles into its Olympic summer break, Conor Daly and Chase Holden keep you up to date with another episode of Speed Street. To help further recap his recent NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Conor invites the winner of the event Riley Herbst to the show to give his perspective from the front of the pack. Riley provides listeners with insight to how the race played out for him in the final laps, and how he felt like he lost the race going into turn four after light contact with Aric Almirola. Conor also asks Riley about the aero strategy that is prevalent in the Xfinity Series and how drivers methodically pack dirty air onto an opponent's rear spoiler to help make passes. Finally, the guys look ahead to the upcoming NASCAR events at Michigan International and speculate what this speedway package's on-track racing product will look like.It wouldn't be Olympic coverage without chatting with an actual Olympian, and Speed Street just happened to find one who has connections to the IndyCar world. None other than Conor's own cousin Nicci Daly joins the show to discuss her time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the Ireland women's Field Hockey team. Nikki explains that the process to qualify for the Olympics was actually more difficult and time consuming than competing in the actual summer games, and just making it to the big stage was a major accomplishment in itself. Nicci shares some hilarious stories from the Olympic village and what it was like interacting with other athletes from all over the world. Nicci also fills listeners in on her current position working for Turn 3 Motorsports in the USF Pro2000 Series as a data engineer.

Dr. John Rudd, Performance Director, Team Ireland on Daniel Wiffen's amazing gold medal winning performance at the Olympics last night.

Tommy Meskill, RTÉ Correspondent, discusses the Taoiseach Simon Harris's arrival in Paris where he will attend a series of engagements as part of the Olympic Games.

In this episode, Nicole catches up with Connolly's RED MILLS rider Austin O'Connor as he prepares for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Dive into the journey of one of Ireland's top eventers as he shares his thoughts, experiences, and preparations leading up to the Games.

Piper speaks with Richard Howley, International show jumping rider for Ireland and Olympic team alternate about his career, most recent successes and training philosophy. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.   Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Richard Howley is an International showjumping rider for Ireland. From unassuming beginnings to international acclaim, Richard's journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and love for the sport. In 2023, Richard and Consulent de Prelet Z won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup in Oslo, Norway and one week later, won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup in Helsinki, Finland. In February, Richard placed 2nd with Team Ireland at the FEI Longines League of Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi. Earlier this month, Richard won the 1.45m GCTV Speed Class at the Longines Global Champions Tour in Cannes, France. Most recently, Richard was nominated for consideration by the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) to represent Team Ireland as a team alternate in Show Jumping at the Paris Olympic Games.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, World Equestrian Center, LAURACEA, America Cryo, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard. Good Boy, Eddie, HITS Horse Shows  and Great American Insurance Group