Aga Khan: The RDS jumps for joy as silence and 18-year-old Leaving Cert student Max see Irish team home
Adrianna Hurst from Lispellaw, Co Fermanagh with her horse Tatty Gare at the RDS Horse show in the RDS yesterday. Photo: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos
Aga Khan trophy raised aloft and glittering in the sun as the Irish team took their lap of honour, the beaming smile on Conor Swail’s face said it all – joy, triumph, but most of all, sheer relief.
It had all come down to a nail biting finish – Ireland versus France in a jump-off under tense and dramatic conditions.
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