Noel Meade admits he is concerned about the ground for Road To Riches ahead of his run in tomorrow's Guinness Kerry National at Listowel.

A brother of a farmer accused of shooting another farmer, over a right of way linking their lands, has lodged a €3,000 surety to have the accused released on bail.

A “feud” between two farmers over “a small dirt track” linking their farms led to one man shooting the other and killing his dog, a court heard on Saturday.

A "feud" between two farmers over “a small dirt track” linking their farms, led to one man shooting the other and killing his dog, a court has heard today, writes David Raleigh.

There are just three and a half weeks to go to the Cheltenham Festival and all the horses are in full work, writes Ruby Walsh. 

Road To Riches is likely to bid for a second success in the JNwine.com Champion Chase after pleasing connections at Gowran Park on Saturday.

A man who was seriously injured in a car crash last Monday has died.

One man was killed and another seriously injured in two separate car accidents over the bank holiday weekend.

Willie Mullins intends to enter his Champion Hurdle big guns at the Aintree Grand National meeting.

Ruby Walsh reflects on Tuesday’s treble and Wednesday’s woes at Cheltenham.

Foxrock’s addition to the Ryanair Chase field sees 19 horses stand their ground for next Thursday’s Grade One at Cheltenham.

Back in Leopardstown this afternoon for what will be a busy few days and I get started on Buiseness Sivola, for Willie Mullins, in the juvenile hurdle.

Reigning Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere is one of the star names among 29 entries for the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown on December 28.

Willie Mullins could fire a formidable twin assault on Ascot’s major Saturday prizes after Faugheen and Ballycasey were confirmed for the Coral Ascot Hurdle and the Amlin 1965 Chase.

A judge has said four men "behaved like a lynch mob from the days of the wild west" when they terrorised a Shannon family in the early hours of New Year’s Day in 2012.

On a day when the John Berry-trained Cootamundra proved a shock winner of the Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase, enthusiasts in Navan witnessed impressive victories by exciting novices and potential stars Apache Stronghold, Moyle Park and Ballycasey.

Willie Mullins Cheltenham Gold Cup dream is alive and kicking, following the game success of Sir Des Champs in the Bet Online With The Tote.com Gold Cup at Punchestown last night.

An Irish Aviation Authority employee who had 759 sick days over a nine-year period was dismissed after missing a day’s work in February, a court has heard.

AN Irish man has been charged in Britain over an alleged attempt to bring drugs through the Channel Tunnel.

TRANSPORT Minister Séamus Brennan yesterday threw down a challenge to Shannon Airport, soon to be run by a separate authority.

The Clare League yesterday captured the Statoil Oscar Traynor Cup when defeating Leinster Senior League 2-1 at Ballycasey in Shannon.

SHANNON Development is pulling out all the stops in a bid to find a replacement industry before the end of the year for more than 400 workers who are to lose their jobs at Tellabs.