Scanning the details in the annual Irish Sports Monitor, not everything is rosy in Irish sport. But in terms of participation, the picture is improving year on year. ON THE UP: The Sport Ireland ...

In fact, no longer is the idea of the event junkie a source of self-abasement – instead it is the driving force in most of the interesting things going on in the business of Irish sport.

It’s one of the biggest competitions in all of Irish sport. The All-Ireland football final has traditionally been among the top five most-watched TV broadcasts of the year. But last year ...

More info Following Willie Mullins' heroics at Aintree over the weekend, attention will soon be switching to Fairyhouse for the Irish Grand ... four of the first five horses home in the big ...

From the great Istabraq to March's Gold Cup winner, Inothewayurthinkin, the slew of iconic horses that the Limerick-born stalwart has possessed is endless. Having tasted National glory for the ...

The 33-1 shot Nick Rockett led home a brilliant one-two-three for Irish trainer Willie Mullins in the 2025 Grand National at Aintree. Ridden by the trainer's son Patrick, an experienced amateur ...

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A father and son team at what was previously Ireland’s only approved horse slaughter plant were on Friday fined €4,000 after they admitted possessing fraudulent passports for horses that were ...

However, as with any sport or activity involving horses it is impossible to remove risk entirely. The fatal injury rate in Jump racing is 0.44% of runners. “At all times during a racehorse’s ...

And to help pick that winning horse, ITV Sport presenters have shared their top tips for who they think will win. The tips were shared on ITV Sport's official TikTok account, as the first ...

LIVERPOOL :Nick Rockett, a 33-1 shot ridden by Patrick Mullins, won the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree on Saturday in a top three sweep for horses trained by the Irish amateur jockey's ...

People's horse' Hewick, who is trained by man mountain Irish handler Shark Hanlon ... up the racing ranks and reached the pinnacle of the sport with his King George win on Boxing Day 2023.