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I’m from Ballyboughal in north Co Dublin and, although my own family weren’t into horses, just a mile up the road a man called Tommy Stafford had ponies and that was the starting point for me. I used to regularly go up to Stafford’s after school and it became like a second home to me. I began riding horses and point-to-pointers there and started to go out hunting with the Ward Union and the Fingal Harriers. Tommy’s son Paul is a trainer and I’ve ridden plenty of win...

Four of the winners on last Wednesday’s card at Dundalk were returned at 14/1 or bigger, and it was a similar story on Friday, with five winners having an...

Horse by horse guide to the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse By Donn McClean 17:10 · SUN April 04, 2021 Donn McClean leaves no stone unturned as he runs the rule over every single horse in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National, settling on Jack Kennedys mount, Run Wild Fred. BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A) When: 5.00pm, Easter Monday Odds: Latest Exhibition (Trainer: Paul Nolan – Jockey: Bryan Cooper) A top class novice who also had Sunday’s Grade 1 two-and-a...

Thursday, 28 January 2021, 12:36 pm The highs and lows of the season of love and loss are set to be captured in an exciting original comedy, written and performed by local creatives this Valentine’s day… Oliver Simpson, Christian Starr and Clare McDonald Original play, The Lonely Hearts Assembly, is premiering with a special pop-up performance on Sunday the 14th of February at the Meteor Theatre. Perfect for lovers and lonely hearts alike, the show follows a group of eight university studen...