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RIDING CLUB: 'They all need to take a bow'
Margie McLoone
AIRC chairman Chris Carter said the weekend of the 2026 festival was marked by great numbers and the great spirits, Margie McLoone reports
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Roarke gets is right first try
Katy Roarke, who joined Mosstown Riding Club just over a year ago, won the Carl Geisler memorial championship at last weekend’s AIRC Festival in Mullingar
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Big haul for Carter and Hector
Cloonan Hector and Chris Carter of Tara Hill won champion hunter and champion working hunter at the AIRC Festival 2026
RIDING CLUB: Lucky Clover lives up to his name
Clonshire’s Shannon O’Mahony won Sunday’s young horse class at last weekend’s AIRC Festival with her ISH gelding DFE Lucky Clove
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Watts wins with big points tally
Charlie Watts gave Coole Lane a comprehensive win in the morning’s RC100 Top Score class where he accumulated 690 points
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: King claims her crown
Drumbo Jessie, ridden by Jemma King, was the Frank Mangan memorial champion and novice showing champion at the AIRC festival 2026
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Carton celebrates a top weekend
Rachel Carton had plenty to celebrate at last weekend’s AIRC Festival
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Oreo has a flurry at festival
Piebald Irish Sport Horse gelding Oreo Lad won the TopSpec veteran horse championship at the AIRC Festival
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Quidproquo is champion once more
Quidproquo, a 12-year-old piebald mare who is ridden by Lisduff’s Olivia Connolly, won the coloured horse championship at the AIRC Festival
12 June 2026 Reports
RIDING CLUB: Invincible Truth and Whatswrongwithyou stand out
Invincible Truth and Whatswrongwithyou won the Treo Eile awards for the highest-placed thoroughbreds in two of the performance hunter classes at the Festival
12 June 2026 Reports
NEWS: AIRC looks ahead to festival
The Association of Irish Riding Clubs will hold their Festival in Mullingar next weekend, where The Irish Field will sponsor the dressage section
29 May 2026 News
DRESSAGE: Qualifier dates for your diary
AIRC members who prefer staying on the flat are anticipating the start of the dressage qualifiers
8 May 2026 Reports