United States beat Ireland to lift Aga Khan trophy in centenary of Nations’ Cup
Jessica Kurten’s team fight until the end but miss out on first win since 2022 at Dublin Horse Show
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In pictures: Dublin Horse Show’s Best Dressed looks
From floral gowns to gold headpieces, there was a wide selection of styles on show this year
‘This is our Olympics’: Dublin Horse Show kicks off
Rolex Grand Prix has a €1m total prize fund this year – the largest ever in Irish equestrian sport
‘That success fed the players’: Reggie Corrigan on pivotal 2001 Celtic League win
Former captain on Leinster’s triumph and what the future holds as new jersey recalls glory days
More than 120,000 people expected at this year’s Dublin Horse Show
Show will be Laya Arena’s first major event and will mark 100th Nations’ Cup of Ireland for Aga Khan Trophy
‘A bad horse costs the same to feed as a good one’
Me & My Money: Nicola FitzGibbon, Irish international showjumper
Leinster to host Zebre for operational test event for Laya Arena
Attendance will be capped with Leinster season-ticket holders being given the first option
Combination of entitled fans and big-stadium fatigue sees Leinster’s appeal fall sharply
URC final attendance likely to fall short of last year’s decider, which featured the same two sides
‘I love going home to see the horses and to see my parents, obviously’
The RDS Dublin Horse Show director Fiona Sheridan on silently fuming at bad drivers, her cherished childhood pony, and obsessing over details
Turnout at elections higher than previously thought
Larger register mistakenly used to calculate turnout
The best exam essay I read this year was an angry – and refreshingly human – one
There’s a fatuous assumption that linking thinking and writing is some sort of inefficiency
Watching Leinster at pitch level with the under-10s gave me new perspective
Less about team movement and shape, more about players, their scanning and body language
Illustrious business family heirlooms contained in Cork’s Kilroan House go to auction
Victorian country home was the residence of Rosemary Punch and her late husband, John Punch, of the shoe-care empire
I Wish Festival targets gender gap in construction and applied Stem subjects
Nearly 4,000 women students expected to attend RDS event in February
AI gets put to real-life test at Young Scientist Exhibition
Technology’s implications for everything from education to dark matter feature in student studies
‘The people that run this are absolutely amazing’: Music and companionship at RDS Christmas dinner
Around 400 people attend event in its 101st year, organised and run by more than 200 volunteers
Who invented the digital computer?
That’s Maths: German engineer and inventor Konrad Zuse is considered as the inventor of the modern computer but was frustrated in his attempts to secure a patent
Volunteers travel home from abroad to help people in need at RDS Christmas charity dinner
The Knights of Columbanus host their 101st Christmas dinner in Dublin, serving hundreds and preparing thousands of meals
Quite the yarn: From weekly knitting club to Traveller-women-led craft business
Social enterprise Shuttleknit has Traveller identity at its core, and big ambitions
The bridging loan is back and how AI has upended internet searches
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RDS members bridle at instruction to use Laya Arena name for showgrounds
RDS chief Paul Kelly has told members that a ‘failure to adapt’ the Laya Arena name 'risks damaging" relationship with health insurer
RDS to be renamed ‘Laya Arena’ under new partnership deal
Ground to reopen next year following €52-million redevelopment
Lorde still has greatness within grasp. But at the RDS in Dublin, cool restraint settles into flat chill
Lorde at her best is magnetic, brooding, a touch menacing. She shouldn’t try to be too relatable
My long happy career as a science columnist with The Irish Times
A column that helped launch the modern era of Irish Stem communication
Ed Sheeran treats fans to exclusive gig in Dublin
Gig at the RDS was for Spotify’s Billions Club with Sheeran’s top listeners invited
Irish fitness racing brand Tryka lands multiyear Life Style Sports sponsorship
Fitness racing brand created by Freshly Chopped founder Brian Lee
Leinster Rugby set to begin 2026 season in revamped RDS as project runs ahead of schedule
About 40% of the new Anglesea Stand has been built
Fáilte Ireland appoints Caroline Bocquel as new CEO
Bocquel will be the first woman to hold the position vacated by Paul Kelly earlier this year
President praises Princess Anne’s ‘significant contribution’ to Irish-UK relations
She makes courtesy call to Áras an Uachtaráin before visit to Horse Show at RDS
Dublin Horse Show 2025: The best places to eat and drink at the RDS
Yes, there’s world-class showjumping and dazzling dressage, but the real draw to this five-day event is often edible
Leah Stack: ‘Horses can be quite unreliable at times ... so I have a few backup investments’
Kildare showjumper Leah Stack is competing at the RDS Dublin Horse Show
How a 300-year-old foundation is shaping Ireland’s future
From science education and visual arts to agriculture and craft, the RDS Foundation is investing in talent, tradition and innovation across the island of Ireland
Freshly Chopped founder Brian Lee to launch Irish fitness racing brand
The business, Tryka, will run a fitness league across four events at the RDS, culminating in a finale in Portugal
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