THERE was no poaching by Horizon and no enticement on my part.

TWO Irish Life and Permanent shareholders have begun legal challenges against the Government’s plans to recapitalise the bank.

TWO and a half years ago Conor Ridge was managing a group of promising young Irish golfers and wondering if and when he was going to break into the space filled by the massive International Management Group (IMG) or the International Sports Management Group (ISM).

CANFORD CLIFFS, despite obvious worries regarding his abilty to truly stay a stiff mile, gets the vote in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh this afternoon.

SHANE LOWRY is aiming high. The Irish Open champion announced his decision to turn professional yesterday and has already targeted a place in the elite field for the inaugural $10m Dubai World Championship in November.

A TELEPHONE call at the end of last year from Graeme McDowell, at the time a promising if slightly under achieving professional, to Conor Ridge, managing director of Horizon Sports Management, drastically changed both men’s golfing world.