1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (275+ words) There is always a bit more edge when Sligo and Leitrim meet in championship football, and this latest Connacht quarter-final should again bring intensity and local rivalry to Markievicz Park. Sligo will go in as favourites, having won the last…...

8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (426+ words) Gordon Elliott will be strongly represented in the 2026 Randox Grand National, with five runners declared for Saturday's Aintree marathon. The Cullentra handler has long been one of the key players in major staying handicaps and once again brings a mix…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (438+ words) Gaelic Warrior (11/4 joint-favourite) won the 2026 Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday afternoon. The Rich Ricci-owned German-bred ran out a highly impressive eight-length winner of the blue riband of chasing at Prestbury Park this afternoon. It was another Grade 1 success this…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (554+ words) Friday is Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Prestbury Park with the main event of the 2026 Festival going to post at 4. 00pm. Four of the last seven winners of the blue riband of chasing have been trained by Willie Mullins and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (184+ words) Kitzbuhel (11/1) was bravery personified as he led from the start to land the Grade 1 Brown Advisory Novices" Chase at Cheltenham. Ridden by Harry Cobden, the six-year-old French-bred grey gave his trainer Willie Mullins a 1-2 as the Paul Townend-ridden Final Demand…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (395+ words) As the 2026 Cheltenham Festival gets underway this afternoon, the birthplace of steeplechasing is in the process of commemorating the race that created a sport. The people of Doneraile in County Cork, where steeplechasing began, is erecting a monument to honour…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (200+ words) Daniel Coyle beat his older brother Jordan as the Irish riders took a 1-2 in the Canada Cup Derby on Canada Day at Spruce Meadows. Spanish FEI course builder Santiago Varela's course featured 14 obstacles and 17 jumping efforts over a 650m track in…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (259+ words) The last two years have been disastrous for Irish football. From boardroom resignations to humiliating defeats, the FAI has failed the Republic of Ireland at every level. The FAI and the Republic of Ireland: A Story of Chaos and Decline…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (334+ words) The league phase of the 202526 UEFA Champions League has concluded after a dramatic final round, with the competition now moving into its first knockout hurdle. While the top eight teams in the league phase have secured automatic qualification for the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (759+ words) The opening day of the 123. ie National Senior Indoor Championships at the Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena saw headline wins for Sarah Lavin, Adam Nolan, Sophie Becker and Mark Smyth. Emerald AC's Sarah Lavin won her eighth national indoor 60m hurdles…...