A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home ...

The Connemara pony, a hardy Irish breed ... and Irish Sport Horses with Warmblood stallions. Foals from this cross mature faster, allowing equestrians to train and compete with them sooner.

As a new #Hack1000Miles year gets underway, let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the stand-out stories of 2024. From the ...

For almost a century, Guinness has produced some of the most best adverts of all time. From the whimsical zoo animals of the 1930s to the emotionally charged campaigns of the present day, the Irish ...

A total of 123 Agricultural Shows across the country are to share a pot of €1 million in funding – and almost one in six of ...

The four-day Festival is the biggest shop window for the sport, a time when a broad cross-section of the population ... I think I rode maybe 40 winners pony racing. I started off on a farm pony called ...

In 2023, arrangements were made to return the mummy from Connemara to Cork, pending its departure for Cairo, and Cross’s team rented a hearse from O’Connor’s funeral home to come and collect it.

Connemara National Park in Co Galway is to expand following the acquisition of an additional 250 hectares of land. The expansion represents the most significant addition to the amenity since it ...

the Alabama Select Horse Sale will feature 70 horses — quarter horses, draft cross horses, ponies, a couple of mules, and more — from consigners across the Southeast. "We're going to have ...

Gold Cup horse Corbetts Cross suffered a fatal injury during the showpiece event on Day Four of the Cheltenham Festival. The horse being rode by Irish jockey, Jack Kennedy, fell towards the ...

Try to outrun a horse and you’ll likely lose. Despite the persistent myth that our species evolved to chase down prey on the savanna, horses will generally beat even the most elite human ...