Jordan Norris There’s been some bad nights following Irish football down the decades, but Saturday night’s defeat at home to Luxembourg was undoubtedly the worst of the entire lot. It doesn’t matter who the manager is, what players were available or unavailable, what tactics or formation were adopted – losing...
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The Final Furlong: A week beyond the wildest of dreams
The Final Furlong: A week beyond the wildest of dreams
Jordan Norris Adversity is not always a stumbling block. At times, it proves to be a stepping stone where the only way is up – forging a path to greatness. It’s incredibly hard to find the words to sum up some of the things we’ve been lucky enough to witness in the past week, but I’m going to try to. With the...
The man with the Midas touch
The man with the Midas touch
Henry De Bromhead achieves ‘Holy Trinity’ with Gold Cup glory Catherine Power Having two horses good enough to contend the Cheltenham Gold Cup is an achievement in itself but watching them come home first and second in the Blue Riband of national hunt racing is the stuff of dreams, mind boggling even....
Sean Houlihan: “My mam thought I’d be back after a year to go to college”
Sean Houlihan: “My mam thought I’d be back after a year to go to college”
Jockey Sean Houlihan chats with the Munster Express on his career, brotherhood and future ambitions Jordan Norris When Sean Houlihan headed to England after sitting his Leaving Certificate, his mother thought he’d be back in a year. Seven and a half years later and there’s still no sign of him – but there’s...
Women’s Sport: No exposure, no funding – no excuses.
Women’s Sport: No exposure, no funding – no excuses.
Jordan Norris It was International Women’s Day on Monday last, which drew me to write about some of the wonderful sportswomen who have changed society’s general perceptions about the athletic capabilities of females, and the growing popularity of women’s sport. Then I sat down and I saw the very next day how much...
The Final Furlong: 2021 Cheltenham Festival Special
The Final Furlong: 2021 Cheltenham Festival Special
Jordan Norris Christmas is around the corner. The Cheltenham Festival is finally on the horizon – another four days of normality amidst the growing monotony of our draconian COVID society. Enough of that – racing, racing, racing. Four days, 28 races – I’ve tried my best to keep a close eye...
2021 Cheltenham Festival Preview – Magical Waterford Memories
2021 Cheltenham Festival Preview – Magical Waterford Memories
Catherine Power Given the strength in particular of Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott over the past few years, it’s easy to forget that the Cheltenham Festival wasn’t always a happy hunting ground for Irish trainers. The late 80’s were particularly bad. In 1989 there was no Irish trainer winner of the Cheltenham...
Waterford’s Golden Cross-Country Era Recalled
Waterford’s Golden Cross-Country Era Recalled
Fintan Walsh In this article, we will take a look back at a golden era in Cross Country running in Waterford, when our athletes won five National Senior Inter County team titles in a row and six in all between 1975 and 1983 and from the same era supplied the individual winner on all nine occasions. The individual...
‘Waterford needs a boxing stadium’
‘Waterford needs a boxing stadium’
Jordan Norris Waterford is in need of a stadium, says a local kickboxing trainer. Renowned trainer Billy O’Sullivan has sent his champions all over the world for many years, and the likes of Dylan Moran and many more are among the names he has trained to stardom. With the great crop of fighters in the area, be it...
Livelihoods in limbo: point-to-point peril
Livelihoods in limbo: point-to-point peril
Jordan Norris Some things in life are abstruse. I often lie awake at night, pondering the difficult questions life has to offer, the ones it can never seem to provide any semblance of an answer to. This week, I found myself scratching my head at another abstruse instance. It wasn’t along the usual calibre, but I...
All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship
Dubs survive Déise test Dublin 0-17 Waterford 1-10 Waterford’s interest in this year’s All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship is over after just one game, but not without giving a Dublin side chasing a fourth All-Ireland Title in a row a massive fright in Baltinglass. Mick Bohan’s Dublin had a fantastic start to...
Fairyhouse win for Klassy Kay
Fairyhouse win for Klassy Kay
On the same day that Joseph O’Brien won the Melbourne Cup with Twilight Payment, there was also racing at Fairyhouse on Tuesday and Willie Mullins saddled Klassy Kay to win the Jetaway.ie At Artic Tack Stud Handicap Hurdle in the hands of reigning champion jockey Paul Townend. On her first start for handler Mullins,...
