More strong results from Irish sailors at home and abroad this week point to 2018 becoming one of the best seasons in years.

Carlow Olympian Finn Lynch delivered a promising sixth place in his opening race of the Laser event at the Hempel Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark yesterday.

Fully two years before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Regatta, the qualification stakes open in Aarhus, Denmark today with the first round of racing, as more than 1,200 entries take to the water over the coming 10 days.

As numbers for Volvo Cork Week swell towards 130 boats, one of the highlights of the biennial event will be the start of the Beaufort Cup for military and rescue services that gets underway on Monday morning.

The countdown is on and the transition from Rio 2016 to Tokyo 2020 was marked by a gathering of Olympic Sailing hopefuls in Dublin this week.

The countdown is on and the transition from Rio 2016 to Tokyo 2020 was marked by a gathering of Olympic Sailing hopefuls in Dublin this week.

The National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has had to defend its financial position amid concerns about its ongoing viability.

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.

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

Leading Irish economists and stockbrokers are telling their international clients the Coalition will fall short of a majority, but could likely form the next government with the support of smaller parties and a handful of Independent deputies.

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

Bookmaker BoyleSports have taken a hit after a Co Dublin punter, who wishes to remain anonymous, netted €30,010 on a €10 national lottery bet.

Garth Brooks is reportedly planning to play to concerts in Ireland next summer.

Cork’s Adam D’Arcy has beaten 132 competitors from France, Great Britain, India, Japan, Malta, and South Africa to claim Silver at the International Topper Sailing World Championships in Pwllheli, Wales.

Galway Plate Day always brings a bit of showbiz to the West, with elder statesmen and football royalty mixing it with Joe Public in the parade ring.

After decades of false promises on how to achieve a healthy life, people hoping to lose weight have been told the hidden secret to success may be hiding in the last place they suspected: Their own pockets.

Mystery surrounded an eyecatching gamble and subsequent stewards’ withdrawal of Like A Diamond in the Tote Win 24% Better Than Bookmakers SP Maiden at Ballinrobe last night after officials announced they were concerned the three-year-old was not in the care of his stated trainer.

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.

PROP Pieter De Villiers has not been ruled out of international rugby union indefinitely after testing positive for ecstasy and cocaine, French coach Bernard Laporte insisted yesterday.