McEvoy voted Star of the Month

SHOW jumper Niamh McEvoy was voted the overwhelming winner of The Irish Field/Gain Equine Nutrition Star of the Month for June. Niamh was nominated after winning both legs of the Plusvital Premier Series during the month of June, including the CSI2* Grand Prix at Mullingar International. She has since gone on to win a team silver medal at the Young Rider European Championships. Well done Niamh.

Breakfast with the Stars winners

CONGRATULATIONS to the five lucky winners of The Irish Field’s exclusive Breakfast with the Stars competition who will enjoy breakfast with Ireland’s Aga Khan team at the Intercontinental Hotel during the Dublin Horse Show. The winner are Jessica Fitzgerald from Co Kerry, Poppy Sweeney from Co Waterford, Sophia O’Sullivan from Co Limerick, Graham O’Reilly from Co Meath and Beverley O’Keeffe from Co Kildare.

Murphy convicted for defilement

FORMER jockey Michael Murphy, aged 38, with an address of Barrybeg, Athlone, Co Roscommon, has been handed a jail sentence and been certified as a sex offender after being convicted on January 28th of this year. Murphy, who is known within the equestrian industry, was sentenced by Justice Eileen Creedon to two years in prison with an additional six months suspended at Castlebar Criminal Court on July 14th of this year. The sentence pertains his conviction under count number eight, defilement contrary to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006, which was part of a case brought against him by the DPP after an arrest was made seven years ago. The sentence start date was January 28th of this year, the date of his conviction.

IMGA Mounted Games

THE International Mounted Games Association (IMGA) European Championships return to Millstreet from July 28th to August 3rd, 2025. Hosted by the Mounted Games Association of Ireland (MGAI), the event will take place at the renowned Green Glens Arena. The 2025 IMGA European Championships will feature both team and individual competitions in under 12, under 15, under 18 and open rider age groups.

Riders from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are entered among the 300 competitors. The event will also include an opening ceremony with a mounted parade through the streets of Millstreet.

Horse rescue’s horse box stolen

CAPPANAGARRANE horse rescue in Tipperary was the victim of a recent theft in which its horsebox and feed was stolen. A neighbour’s mare was also stolen from a nearby paddock in the same incident. Anne Williamson, founder of the rescue, said: “It wasn’t a new horse box but it was all we had for the rescues. Our rescue is a small and family run rescue that caters for all horses, mostly thoroughbreds. It’s difficult enough to survive without this invasion of privacy not to mention the danger to the people living there. It’s a regular occurrence everywhere now and it’s time something was done about it. Anyone trespassing on land should be prosecuted.”

If anyone has any information or spotted anything unusual around Mullinahone last Monday, July 21st, please contact Clonmel Garda station.