It was the cheer that gave birth to a torrent of sneers.

There’s nothing like some shiny silverware to reinforce the feeling that you’re doing things right.

The abandonments are "due to an adverse weather forecast and hazardous driving conditions".

Steve Wickham helped the Lost Brothers find their mojo on their best album yet, writes Ed Power

Willie sends Melon to Cheltenham for the International Hurdle and the first thing to acknowledge is that he is not well treated on ratings.

Pessimism may be a tempting and often appropriate outlook when it comes to Irish athletics these days, but in Tullamore on Saturday, even the most cynical of souls couldn’t but be swayed: the future remains bright.

Forgotten Rules hardened as favourite for next month’s Ascot Gold Cup following his gutsy defeat of Answered in the Group 3 Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action in Navan.

Unbeaten in three outings this season, Kitten Rock should book his ticket to the Stan James Champion Hurdle by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle in Gowran Park today. 

"Were you busy today?" "What's town like?"

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh dominated yesterday’s action at Wexford, registering a short-priced treble with Aminabad, Measureofmydreams and Vroum Vroum Mag.

Dunguib is all set for a return to Cheltenham after a heartwarming victory in the Ladbrokes Boyne Hurdle at Navan yesterday almost three years to the day since his last win.

My Tent Or Yours is likely to go down the racecourse gallop route in his preparation for the Stan James Champion Hurdle after trainer Nicky Henderson ruled out a trip to Wincanton.

At the end of an absorbing Ulster Bank League tie in Castle Avenue last November, Clontarf coach Andrew Wood warned of the problems his side would face in a rematch with Young Munster at Clifford Park.

Cheltenham is a fair old way to travel for just one ride, but that’s the plan today.

Trainer Dessie Hughes is concerned conditions at Navan will not be testing enough for last year’s winner Tofino Bay and Raz De Maree in tomorrow’s Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase.

NEVER mind the showbands — here’s Tommy Tiernan.

Pierce Brosnan is determined to push himself forward following the death of his daughter.

Did you cry with your buddy while watching Fergie say farewell at Old Trafford?

NAVAN: 2.30 Mad Brian; 3.35 Realt Mor; 4.45 Wise Oscar

The David O’Brien-trained Ballinahow Lady (pictured) cropped up at 10-1 in the featured eight- runner Miceal Fitzgibbon Memorial EBF Mares’ Novice Chase at Thurles yesterday.

Ballymun Kickhams and Sarsfields of Kildare will meet in the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship after posting wins this afternoon.

Young Munster fans were left shaking their heads in disbelief as Cork Constitution produced a trademark late rally to secure a sensational 21-20 Ulster Bank league victory at Temple Hill on Saturday.

DVD sales and sell-out gigs across the globe last year pushed accumulated profits at two entertainment firms owned by comedian Tommy Tiernan to almost €500,000 last year.

Louis Walsh has been told in the High Court he is entitled to discovery of documents relating to The Sun newspaper’s investigation into a Garda probe into an alleged sex attack by him on a man in a nightclub toilet.

From reigning champs to qualifier chumps, Declan O’Loughlin remembers rightly the impact of the six-day turnaround.

Founded in 2009 with the aim of creating a pillow that would be impervious to infection, Gabriel Scientific has seen its hermetically sealed pillow used in hospitals around Europe, but is not resting on its laurels and has ambitious growth plans, writes Trish Dromey

Critical praise for the duo’s second album So Long John Fante has won them new fans around the world,says Ed Power

CENTRE Rory O’Loughlin and replacement wing David Busby finished off well-worked moves for the Ireland Schools to outgun the Ireland Clubs in this Age-Grade International at Merrion Road yesterday.

THE love and sex lives of some Aer Lingus workers at Dublin Airport were almost a daily source of gossip and confidential social interplay, a judge heard yesterday.

RUBY WALSH can make sure punters are in good shape for the weekend by riding the first two winners at Wexford tonight.

LAST year’s beaten finalists and champions in 2009, Seneschalstown, went down to a shock Meath SFC defeat at Rathkenny last evening, promoted Nobber beating them 2-12 to 0-14.

PUPILS from one of Cork’s most famous schools are set for the royal performance of a lifetime.

JOE WARD (Moate) had a word of warning for Kenny Egan on Saturday night after he comprehensively outpointed former world youths bronze medallist Davy Joe Joyce (St. Michael’s, Athy) in the semi-finals of the national senior championships to qualify for the finals.

It’s funny how things have worked out with the delay of a week’s racing due to the heavy rain.

I’LL be mildly disappointed if the appropriately named Rock On Ruby doesn’t deliver for Paul Nicholls in the Grade 2 novice hurdle at Cheltenham today, should the meeting pass an inspection.

CORK HARLEQUINS reprised their women’s ESB Irish Senior Cup glory days with a shock 1-0 victory at Ards, which leaves them flying the flag for Munster in the quarter-finals.

THE Connollys’ Red Mills-sponsored Thyestes Handicap Chase, scheduled for Gowran Park today, has been postponed until this coming Saturday.

Colm Murphy’s Big Zeb reaffirmed his position as the best two-mile chaser in Ireland with success in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown.

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

The teams for this weekend's round of All-Ireland League rugby matches have been announced.

NAVAN: 3.55 Lilywhitedancer