Why, oh why, has the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board felt it necessary to tamper with the rules

Willie Mullins made it a fourth feature race success in five days at the 2018 Galway Festival and the theme of it not being the leading market fancy from the yard continued as Nessun Dorma caused an upset in the Guinness Handicap in the hands of Billy Lee.

Limerick, deputising for the currently un-raceable Kilbeggan, hosted a seven-race programme last evening and the feature, as such, the www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Chase, was won in good style by the Robert Tyner-trained and JP McManus-owned Concordin.

West Cork was one of the first areas to bear the brunt of Ophelia and a huge clean-up operation will continue today for the biggest storm in living memory.

Ireland send an 11-strong team to the European U23 Rowing Championships in Kruszwicka, Poland, this weekend.

Cork City Council has insisted correct techniques were used to remove an invasive weed species from a public park, amid fears the methods used would exacerbate the spread.

Camelia De Cotte emerged as the shortest-priced runner at a well-attended meeting at Tramore, winning the opening tramoreracecourse.com Mares’ Maiden Hurdle in the manner expected of a 1-5 chance.

The Lord Mayor of Cork has pleaded with GAA fans to respect residents and to park responsibly around the city’s Páirc Uí Rinn stadium, which is hosting a major championship game tonight.

Denis O’Regan rode his first winner since becoming retained rider to owner Barry Connell when Hurricane Darwin landed the Monty’s Pass beginners Chase in Down Royal yesterday.

Brian Wilmot bowled impressively to win the Denis ‘Sonny’ O’Donovan Cup final with almost a bowl to spare on Edmond Sexton at Ardcahan.

A dash from the school yard to the stable yard proved a profitable one for jockey Evan Dwan, as the 19-year-old Leaving Certificate student secured his maiden victory inside the rails by taking the closing race at Limerick aboard the Pat Doyle-trained Mossback.

Cork City Council has been accused of giving the GAA “the freedom to do what they choose” after the developers of the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh demolished existing stands that were to be retained, according to the planning permission conditions granted to the project.

Tony Martin’s ability to effectively target a feature handicap scaled new heights yesterday afternoon as the Meath trainer again landed Ireland’s richest National Hunt race, the Guinness Galway Hurdle, with Quick Jack, and would almost certainly have had three of the first four home had last year’s winner, Thomas Edison, not taken a tumble at the final flight.

The Guinness Galway Hurdle is the feature on day four of the Galway Festival and favourite Quick Jack should take a world of beating.

Cork City Council has confirmed it has received a complaint after the northern stand of Páirc Uí Chaoimh was flattened as part of the stadium’s redevelopment. The demolition had not been listed under the project’s planning permission.

Mouse Morris is increasingly confident First Lieutenant will give Nina Carberry a “great ride” in the Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Rich Ricci is slightly favouring the chances of Pylonthepressure as he prepares to unleash a powerful team of four runners in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival today.

Jonjo O’Neill was delighted to see Holywell get his career back on track and earn himself a shot at the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a bloodless success under Tony McCoy at Kelso.

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere and last year’s Aintree winner Pineau De Re star among 98 entries for the Crabbie’s Grand National on April 11.

Annie Power tops a list of 48 entries for the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle which will be run as a Grade One contest for the first time at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

Willie Mullins' inconsistent Twinlight proved that when things fall in his favour he is a very good horse as he won the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown today.

Mr Mole put his best foot forward to win successive races with an all-the-way triumph in the Kingsteignton Motors Graduation Chase at Exeter.

Noel Meade is set to make plans for the Kerry National nearer to the big Listowel event.

Desertmore Stream survived a blunder at the second last flight to land the Kilbeggan Patrons Club Hurdle at Kilbeggan’s final meeting of 2014 last night, providing trainer Philip Fenton with a timely boost and giving jockey Brian O’Connell the second leg of a near 40/1 double.

Johnny Murtagh trained his first winner at the Galway Festival when Dalkova turned over hot pot, Dermot Weld’s Trusted, in the Listed Arthur Guinness EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes yesterday.

JP McManus claimed another significant landmark in an esteemed racing career when Thomas Edison gave the powerful owner a first victory in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Thirty-nine jockeys were found in breach of a rule relating to the controversial start of this year’s Crabbie’s Grand National – but were given no more than a caution at a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing yesterday.

Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies labelled The New One “exceptional” after the youngster laid down an early marker for next year’s Champion Hurdle with a truly stunning seasonal return at Kempton yesterday.

A new Festival of Traditional Irish Breeding will be held as part of the horse section at next weekend’s two day Limerick Show.

Denis O’Regan is set to return to action at Leicester today following his spill at Towcester on Sunday.

A record crowd of 18,208 turned up for Trials Day at Cheltenham on Saturday and were treated to a spectacular afternoon’s action, led by Sprinter Sacre in the Victor Chandler Chase.

Cape Tribulation put himself in the Gold Cup picture with a last-gasp success in the Argento Chase at Cheltenham.

Owner Graham Wylie insists Tidal Bay will not run in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup in March if “the ground is good or faster”.

Countrywide Flame captured the scalp of Cinders And Ashes in impressive fashion to land the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.

Tidal Bay heads a final field of 19 runners for tomorrow’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Plans for a massive public park in Cork city to rival Dublin’s Phoenix Park have been unveiled.

Cork IFA members are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the county’s decision to create the divisions of west, north, and central.

“We haven’t gone away and will fight this all the way through planning.”

Residents fighting GAA plans they claim will split a huge public park due to be developed in Cork will voice their concerns this evening with the designers behind the multimillion-euro park project.