The Irish Times

Grand National: Noble Yeats gives Sam Waley-Cohen fairytale finale

Sent off at 50-1, few would’ve expected Emmet Mullins’ charge to strike in Aintree

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 17:52

Cheltenham: Constitution Hill confirms star status in spectacular fashion

Henderson’s novice sets course record as home trainers land first blows on opening day

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 19:44

‘Anyone that hasn’t got a dream has got nothing’

Cheltenham is no longer a stage for Tony McCoy but he's still immersed in the racing world

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00

What being Irish means to me. By Leo Varadkar, Ola Majekodunmi, Mary Lou McDonald and more

20 years after her father published Being Irish, Marie-Claire Logue asks a new group

Sun Nov 07 2021 - 06:00

Aidan O’Brien: Claims about doping in racing ‘very damaging and unnecessary’

Ballydoyle trainer tells the Racing Post people are ‘talking out the side of their mouths’

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 14:16

Hunger for success keeps Kevin Manning at the top of toughest game of them all

Having rode his first winner in 1983, Ireland’s senior jockey shows no signs of letting up

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00

Rachael Blackmore poised for Cheltenham success story

Unbeaten Honeysuckle and A Plus Tard among rides in top races for top jockey

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 06:00

Tommy Bowe still on his game and alert to all possibilities

Former Lions, Ireland and Ulster winger has never been one to settle for the comfort zone

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 09:30

JP McManus Pro-Am postponed for 12 months

High profile event at Adare Manor will now take place in July 2021

Tue Apr 07 2020 - 15:55

Joe Schmidt guest of honour as 125 students receive scholarships at UL

Scholarships sponsored by JP McManus support gifted students further their education

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 15:40

Pat Smullen’s cancer fund-raising race unites the Curragh

More than €1.3m raised as Search for a Song gives Dermot Weld an eighth Irish Leger win

Sun Sept 15 2019 - 19:07

Magical tops the betting for Leopardstown’s Irish Champion Stakes

Aidan O’Brien prepares to tackle Champions Weekend with strength in depth

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 18:10

Joseph O’Brien gives Curragh vote of confidence ahead of ‘Champions Weekend’

Richmond Stakes third Royal Dornoch bids to break duck at Gowran

Wed Sept 04 2019 - 06:07

President leads tributes to Shane Lowry’s ‘historic win’

Golfer’s success brings ‘pride and joy to the Irish everywhere’

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 09:09

Broken bottles and dreams: Irish near misses at the British Open

Until Harrington’s victory in 2007, Major championship brought only tales of woe

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 05:00

Economic boost for Lahinch as Irish Open set to tee off

Up to 100,000 golf fans expected to spend €7m in spruced-up Clare village

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 05:04

Punchestown Festival: Jumps jockey greats turn 40 but look far from done

Walsh, Russell and Geraghty can continue for years with advances in conditioning

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00

Authorities ‘on alert’ amid calls to postpone horse races

Over 60 races to go ahead countrywide despite weekend forecasts of mid- to late-20s

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 01:11

Tommy Bowe: ‘What did I do? Well I used to play rugby’

‘The End Game’, is Tommy Bowe’s candid attempt to come to terms with a rugby life that is over

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 22:51

Davy Russell shows no signs of stopping as golden run continues

Irish jockey claimed his first Grand National after a difficult few months off the track

Sat Apr 14 2018 - 21:24

Aintree Grand National: 10 things you need to know

What, where, when, who are the favourites, the best of the Irish and the women to watch

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 13:53

JP McManus profile: Cheltenham, the gift that keeps on giving for the man who has everything

Race-ready tycoon has enjoyed 52 winners at festival since his first in 1982

Sat Mar 10 2018 - 05:00

Tommy Tiernan: ‘I love going to Mass. It’s all about the losers’

Comedian, chat show host and now actor talks comedy, Christmas and Catholicism

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 06:00

Bruno rolls with the punches at Croke Park sports conference

Paul Merson, Hope Solo and AP McCoy among the contributors at One-Zero event

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 20:34

Business diary for the week ahead

This week: Leadership lunch with Brian O’Driscoll and the latest thinking on digital marketing

Sun Oct 15 2017 - 18:01

75 years a-going: Joe Fagan (91) still comes to the Galway Races for the ‘craic at night’

Dedicated punter has attended the races at Ballybrit every year since 1942

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 19:56

Dapper duo become first gay couple to win best dressed at Bellewstown

Creators of popular Facebook page Funky Fashion Frolics outshine all at racecourse

Sun Jul 09 2017 - 20:25

Shane Lowry hoping it’s third time lucky at Augusta

After his wedding and arrival of a baby daughter, Lowry has golf on his mind again

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 01:00

Frank Berry the vital but invisible hand guiding McManus racing empire

Racing manager is man of few words but the reputation he has earned speak volumes

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 06:00

AP McCoy immortalised in bronze as JP McManus takes Cheltenham feature

First jockey ever to be honoured with statue at racecourse

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 19:24

Cheltenham festival snapper: ‘We’re the clowns in the circus’

The Cheltenham Festival is a busy working week for racing photographer Pat Healy

Sat Mar 11 2017 - 08:30

Record-breaking jockey AP McCoy immortalised in bronze

Life-size statue of legendary jump jockey to be unveiled at Cheltenham next week

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 01:00

Sprinter Sacre is retired due to tendon injury

Nicky Henderson: ‘It’s been a great part of our lives and an extraordinary journey’

Sun Nov 13 2016 - 21:03

Paul, ‘the Borussia Mönchengladbach lad’, O’Connell shines again

TV View: Ireland hero’s remarkable answer on show received the praise it deserved

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 21:38