There are few races of any significance which do not adorn Willie Mullins’ CV and, after yesterday’s Boylesports Irish Grand National, there is one less.

A chef broke into a credit union in the early hours of last New Year's Eve and was later found to have had in his apartment a steel safe that had been stolen from a Boylesports betting shop during the electricity blackout of Storm Ophelia.

The staff in a Boylesports betting shop in Co Down paid out £15,896.91 to a customer who spent £1 on the winning bet.

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When it comes to taking the piddle out of punters no one can quite manage it as well as off-course bookmakers, says Pat Keane.

On the basis that former manager Pat O’Shea and Laois boss John Sugrue are unavailable or not interested and potential candidates for the future like Declan O’Sullivan and Seamus Moynihan aren’t ready, the shortlist to be the next Kerry football manager is just that — short.

The chances of a Fine Gael and Sinn Fein government after the next election have been slashed by bookmakers in the wake of the resounding ‘Yes’ vote in the Eighth Amendment Referendum.

It may have largely been a Cheltenham week to forget for bookmakers but the punter-friendly results have not led to a fall for industry leaders like Paddy Power.

Four days at Cheltenham in March can dictate how a bookmakers’ business can perform for the entire year, Boylesports’ communications chief Leon Blanche tells Pádraig Hoare

The smallest county in Ireland has the highest concentration of betting shops.

Tactically astute, the bookies were able to lure the punters into dangerous areas and dispossess them at will. But the indefatigable underdogs never knew when they were beaten, never knew when to stop, writes Larry Ryan.

Riddle me this, how is Willie Mullins’ Melon still favourite for Cheltenham’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle?

AN investment with an annual rental income just shy of €90,000, with most of it coming from a bookies as ground floor tenant, is up for sale, guiding at €1.25m.

BoyleSports is actively looking for further acquisition opportunities in Ireland and Britain on the back of expanding its presence in Leinster.

Bapaume claimed the scalp of Landofhopeandglory in the Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

As we settle into November, it’s time to wonder whether Ireland will have a white Christmas this year.

The eternally controversial George Hook has stayed true to form by placing a €200 bet on Donald Trump to be the next American president.

Prize money for the Boylesports Irish Grand National has been almost doubled, with €500,000 up for grabs in the 2017 renewal.

Bookmakers BoyleSports has reconfirmed its interest in scooping up retail shops in the UK after Britain’s competition watchdog said Ladbrokes and Gala Coral must sell around 350 to 400 shops to obtain clearance for their proposed merger.

Hughie, who is a member of the Travelling community recently came out as bisexual.

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Savvy punters all around Ireland scooped tens of thousands of euro on small stakes after Leicester City caused one of the biggest shocks in sporting history.

A man with a gun to his head was told “don’t be a hero” during an armed raid. Yesterday, he settled his damages claim against a Dublin bookmaker.

Two lucky punters defied odds of 33,000/1 to win €16,500.50 from Irish bookmaker BoyleSports recently.

Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally bag an Oscar, and what are Saoirse Ronan’s chances of hearing her name called?

After a remarkable run in defeat a week earlier, Razldazl Duke earned himself a change of name with a scintillating display in victory in Sunday night’s second round of the Red Mills and Track Supporters’ Club Open Unraced Stake at Clonmel.

Prince Of Scars could run in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham after his victory in the Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

One lucky Cork punter has turned a €2 bet on a virtual race into a massive €13,085.42.