London-based Corkonian Mike O'Brien made a winning return to his native county with victory on the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally, a qualifying round of the Petro Systems Irish Forest Championship.

IT came as no surprise last Friday when Horse Sport Ireland said it would not be bidding for the 2014 World Equestrian Games.

If first impressions count, the Hong Kong Jockey Club is off to a good start as far as Olympic event rider Captain Geoff Curran is concerned.

World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx moved 12 points clear in the standings and dedicated his victory at Brands Hatch to Colin McRae.

THE Irish show jumping team finished last in the Nations Cup at Falsterbo, Sweden, yesterday, graphically realising manager Robert Splaine’s prediction that it would be a tough assignment.

Scotland’s Gordon Shedden claimed pole position for the first race in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park.

Yvan Muller put pressure on British Touring Car Championship leader Matt Neal by winning two out of three races at Mondello Park in Ireland today.

Colin Turkington is hoping to use home advantage for this weekend’s round of British Touring Car championship at Mondello Park in Co Kildare.

WITH their home event just a week away, Irish drivers, Colin Turkington and Gavin Smith will be hoping to improve their current positions within the British Touring Car Championship in Sunday’s three rounds at Croft.

A teenager’s body was found by a Water Service worker checking out a derelict house gutted by fire in Northern Ireland, it emerged tonight.

Ireland’s, Colin Turkington (MG ZS) capped a fine weekend of racing in the British Touring Car Championship at Mondello Park with a superb victory in the third and final race.

Enterprise Ireland is to target young Irish professionals in London to help build a network of expatriate contacts in business there.

A hoaxer who spread panic in the bomb-ravaged town of Omagh was captured by voice experts, it was disclosed today.

Having finished fifth in yesterday’s round of the Renault Sport Clio UK Cup, Meath’s Jonathan Fildes

The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in association with Bord Fáilte, gets the green light in Mondello Park this weekend.

Northern Ireland's Colin Turkington won the Fiesta race to take the Championship, as Eoin Murray came from the back of the grid to finish the race in third place.

Carlin Motorsport team mates, Anthony Davidson and Takuma Sato finished first and second respectively in the first of today’s British Formula 3 races at Thruxton.