NOBODY does an eye roll like Stephanie. Like last week. On a lovely morning, the cherry trees outside dappled with sunshine, she’s at her desk talking to a client who should be in a room with me discussing her career, but who, we gather by eavesdropping on Steph’s conversation, is in fact at our old premises in Northumberland Rd.

The boisterous Galway racing crowd stood for a minute’s silence in tribute to legendary racing broadcaster Colm Murray.

Highlights include Top of the Lake and Celebrity Masterchef Ireland

Liam Mackey reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Grand National that got left at the start.

April 6-12

Rose Angel, in the care of Peter Casey, best known as the trainer of Flemenstar and for a colourful RTÉ interview with Tracy Piggott, can land the bookings@dundalkstadium.com Median Auction Maiden on the all-weather tonight.

The Ladbrokes Irish Grand National is one of the most precious jewels in Ireland’s racing crown, and it was Lion Na Bearnai who came up trumps, returning at odds of 33/1, with the crowds happy to cheer him into the winners’ enclosure with his popular local trainer Tom Gibney.

They were back on familiar ground last Saturday. On a chilly evening in Sixmilebridge, Gavin O’Mahony and John Conlon were launched into Waterford Crystal Cup action as substitutes under floodlights at the East Clare venue.

It was the morning after the night before and one question was exercising the nation and for once it wasn’t the bondholders, the bank bailout or the troika.

RTÉ presenter Tracy Piggott got more than she bargained for yesterday in a post-race interview.

THEY are used to focusing on O’Byrne Cup and Waterford Crystal Cup action in January but five GAA inter-county stars are getting set for a pre-season game with a twist next week when they play in front of 20,000 Ethiopians.

THE sun is shining; the Taoiseach is gallivanting for Washington and Tracy Piggott is smiling so much she could be galloping down to Thomond Park of a Friday night.

MORE than half of Irish children are couch potatoes and do not play any sport, according to a study.

THE GAA's link with Irish-based charity Self Help Development International could help up to a million people in Africa gain self-sufficiency in food production, it was pointed out at a press briefing in Croke Park yesterday.

Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr will today launch an anti-racism soccer tournament while he awaits the next stage in his career.

THE Government has been accused of neglecting sports in schools as two ministers launched a major European sports education programme yesterday.

IF the Hennessy Gold Cup is anything to go by, next month’s pilgrimage to Cheltenham could be one for the record books.

IT seems that RTE can't make a sports quiz without a brolly being in it somewhere.