Equitation school
applications grow

APPLICATIONS for this year’s Army Equitation School Cadetship more than doubled to 100, the Minister for Defence, Helen McEntee, has revealed. She said the 2025 cadetship drew 42 applications, resulting in the induction of two candidates, and that increased to 100 applications in 2026, “reflecting the continuing growth in interest levels in a career in the Defence Forces”. Inductions arising from this competition are expected to take place by the end of this month. She added that 11 grooms were inducted in 2025 and two in 2026.