The Punchestown Horse Racing Festival starts tomorrow Tuesday. Every year the ladies best dressed competitions attracts thousands of glamorous fashionistas attempting to win the daily prize of €1,000 and an overall prize of all-expenses-paid shopping trip to London, New York and Madrid with two friends. This year’s judges who will choose the overall Best...
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Irish mare Liberty Counsel ran as an amazing 50-1 winner in the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse for trainer Dot Love and conditional jockey Ben Dalton. The 10-year-old mare was last seen finishing down the field in the Kim Muir Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, so it was no surprise to see her sent...
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Irish Rugby team captain Brian O’Driscoll will have his penalty charge heard in London today by an RBS Six Nations Disciplinary panel. The 34-year-old center was summoned to the hearing after he was sent to the penalty box after only 30 minutes of game play for an alleged stamp (illegal hit) on Simone Favaro...
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Ireland had three winners on the track on St Patrick’s Thursday at Cheltenham as Big Shu completed the treble in the Cross-Country Chase. The mood was tempered by concern for the leading Irish amateur jockey JT McNamara, who had been taken to Frenchay hospital in Bristol by air ambulance following a fall in the...
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The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Philips showed she has a good sense of humor today after an over zealous security guard attempted to stop her from entering the enclosure along with her husband England international rugby player Mike Tindall. Zara was initially annoyed but her persistence paid off and she was eventually let through. Mike...
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Cheltenham the renowned horse racing festival begins tomorrow. Over the next four days over 150,000 Irish people will head across the Irish Sea for the ever popular festival. Cheltenham town itself is a large spa town in the of Gloucestershire. It is situated on the edge of the beautiful region of the Cotswolds. The...
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The ‘dinner dance’ has been a tradition with Irish Gaelic Athletic Association (G.A.A.) clubs since as long as anyone can remember. Clubs up and down the country hold their dinner dances once a year every year once all competitions have finished. It’s an annual event which serves as fundraiser for the local club as...
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A quite pregnant Amy Huberman is due to give birth before the end of the month. Actress Huberman, who is married to rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll, let slip that the baby is due about a week-and-a-half after the IFTAs. So far, the couple have been coy about announcing any due date, with many expecting...
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The mighty men of team Ireland steamrolled through on Saturday in an exhausting war of attrition to score a breath-taking win over champions Wales before 73,320 emotional fans in the Millennium Stadium. A memorable game provided a positively luxurious sporting experience as Wales struggled back after Ireland’s unbelievable first half to hinting at a...
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