WHILE there have been worse seasons due to Foot and Mouth and the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2025 Eventing Ireland campaign had a very disruptive start as issues arose between most landowners in the southern half of the country and Eventing Ireland regarding insurance.

In the Northern Region, the campaign kicked off at Tyrella 1 on Saturday, March 22nd with the Fell family, who weren’t in dispute with EI, running an event the next day at Ballindenisk. Apart from the spring international at the Co Cork venue towards the end of April and a second national one-day on May 14th, there were no other EI-affiliated events held in the south until Hillcrest hosted a fixture on May 24th.