The closure of 100 businesses in Dun Laoghaire since 2008 has torn asunder the landscape of my youth, says Dave Kenny

Tipperary-born Denis Lynch rounded off a superb Irish weekend at the five-star show in La Baule, France with a decisive win in the Grand Prix this afternoon, taking the winner's prize purse of

Former Champion Hurdle winner Hors La Loi III is likely to be sidelined for most of the season after suffering an injury on the gallops.

Padraig Harrington is seventh in the world rankings after his play-off disappointment at the Buick Classic in America last night.