An 18th century portrait, believed to be Anthony Denny of Tralee; a newly discovered work by William van der Hagen and the only recorded Irish view by Turner, are among the delights at the annual James Adam’s Country House Collection sale at Slane Castle on Sunday and Monday, October 13 and 14 next.

Horse Racing Ireland has announced a significant restructuring of its marketing subsidiary in the wake of the resignation of a senior director over breach of ethics concerns.

FROM THE privileged vantage point of the balcony high up in the stand, Limerick Racecourse was a picture yesterday morning, a radiant rural sunlit sight, everything perfectly in place for the 105th Irish Cup Meeting.

NOEL Fehily looks to have earned a late reprieve to ride at Cheltenham’s big two-day meeting which gets under way today.

Noel Fehily looks to have earned a late reprieve to ride at Cheltenham's big two-day meeting which gets under way on Friday.

Dundalk: The Dundalk Race Company – the holding company of the revamped Dundalk Racecourse – made a pre-tax loss of €3,046 for the year to the end of October 2008, according to latest annual accounts recently filed with the Companies Office.

WICHITA Lineman is on course to attempt to follow up his dramatic Cheltenham Festival victory in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National.

Wichita Lineman is on course to attempt to follow up his dramatic Cheltenham Festival victory in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National.

A €6 MILLION multi-purpose pavilion stand at Cork Racecourse Mallow will be used not only for racing fans but also for non-racing activities.

HECTOR Ó HEOCHAGÁIN hopes to dispel Waterford’s blues over the next few days.

PERSISTENT rumours of late that Tralee Racecourse has been sold, or is about to be sold, were denied yesterday by the chairman of Ballybeggan Park Co., Paddy Barry.

CORK Racecourse is finalising proposals for a new €5 million stand on the course with work to be completed during the 2007/2008 season.

SPORTS Minister John O'Donoghue has announced the appointment of three new members to the Board of Horse Racing Ireland - Michael Doyle, Michael Murphy and James Nicholson.

Predateur entered calculations for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham when smoothly opening his account over jumps for Paul Nicholls in the Staple Fitzpaine Introductory Novices' Hurdle at Taunton.

WITH Hector, thoroughbred horses and Waterford’s gutsy hurlers all assembled on the one site, Tramore’s four-day racing festival got off to the best possible start last night.

THREE incidents over the past week have clearly highlighted the huge advantage of wagering in the offices, rather than on-track.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at highest level since mid-March today as oil and mining stocks gushed higher.

Two Government departments were criticised today in an official report into the funding of an agriculture and event centre in Co Kildare.

BARRY GERAGHTY was yesterday honoured with the Powers Gold Label/Irish Independent Overall Racing Award for outstanding achievement in horseracing in 2003.

Connections of Best Mate are hoping conditions at Leopardstown do not get too testing ahead of tomorrow’s Ericsson Chase.

ALAMSHAR has been installed as the 5-4 favourite for Saturday’s Ireland The Food Island Champion Stakes at Leopardstown.

Kempton looks set to end a 127-year history of turf Flat racing with the opening of a new all-weather track in 2005.

Richard Johnson faces up to three months on the sidelines after breaking his right leg in a horror fall from Lincoln Place at Newton Abbot.

Aintree's executive defended the decision to allow the Martell Grand National, won by Red Marauder, to take place.

Warwick's meeting on Saturday is subject to an inspection at 3pm tomorrow.