Ali Keating (17) ‘handed the reins’ by mum Yvonne Connolly for her Dublin Horse Show debut

Ronan Keating hoping to return home to see his daughter compete at RDS for first time

Ali Keating and her horse Captain. Photo: John O'Carroll

Maeve McTaggart

Ali Keating, the daughter of Boyzone singer Ronan Keating, is set to compete at the Dublin Horse Show for the first time this week.

The 17-year-old said her mother, Yvonne Connolly, has “handed over the reins�� of her horse, a full Irish Draught named Captain, for the competition.