Trainer Pat Flynn is firing in winners with ever-increasing regularity and the Ballingarra Stables operator continued his...
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Four great days at Tramore
Four great days at Tramore
All roads led to Tramore last weekend for the Graun Hill venue’s four-day August festival and proceedings kicked off on...
A life doing the ‘write’ thing
A life doing the ‘write’ thing
David Walsh never envisaged that the young, enthusiastic Texan he met in 1993 would become his primary sportswriting focus over...
Doyle’s purple patch continues at Gowran
Doyle’s purple patch continues at Gowran
There was a distinctively Kilkenny GAA feel to last Tuesday’s all national hunt card at Gowran Park.This is so as the race...
Aintree Grade 1 triumph for De Bromhead
Aintree Grade 1 triumph for De Bromhead
After a plethora of racing over the Easter period, the domestic scene returned to normal late last week and local Knockeen-based...
Local trainers to fore at Clonmel race meet
Local trainers to fore at Clonmel race meet
At the time of writing, the Cheltenham festival is almost upon us and local trainers were to the forefront at last Thursday’s...
Dylan Moran steps up to senior in style
Dylan Moran steps up to senior in style
Billy O’Sullivan and his fellow coaches at the Waterford Kickboxing Association have been turning out some of the finest...
Tips galore at Cheltenham Preview
Tips galore at Cheltenham Preview
For the racing fan nothing quite matches the thrill and sense of expectation of the Cheltenham Festival and with only days to go...
Facile win for Sizing Europe
Facile win for Sizing Europe
There was just racemeeting in this country last week and that was Sunday’s (February 3rd) Punchestown fixture. All eyes were...
Frank Ryan a man for all seasons and sports
Frank Ryan a man for all seasons and sports
He’s the best of company at GAA games, soccer games, cricket matches – any sort of sport that’s played with either a large...
Festival wins for Grant, Flynn and Doyle
Festival wins for Grant, Flynn and Doyle
Danny Grant, Pat Flynn and Eoin Doyle are no strangers to the winners’ enclosure at Tramore and the trio enjoyed further success...
A GAA and journalistic giant feted at Dungarvan surprise
A GAA and journalistic giant feted at Dungarvan surprise
There are few, if any, in Irish journalism or Waterford GAA to equal John Anthony Murphy, who recently turned a hale and hearty...
