Place: Fairyhouse Racecourse

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Cancelled Horizon Music Festival will go ahead next year, says promoter

The organiser of a cancelled music festival which was due to take place next month has insisted that ticket-buyers will be refunded, and that the event will go ahead next year.

racing

All-the-way Rogue Angel holds on in Grand National thriller

news

Fine Gael’s proposals for the Dáil’s kingmakers

racing

Lynch rebounds on Portrade

general

Online and in the shops: Easy Rider

sport

Craven escapes the carnage to dominate stage

Armed robbers have sentences reduced

Two men who attempted an armed robbery on a bookmaker returning from Fairyhouse Racecourse on the day on the Irish Grand National have had their jail sentences reduced from eight to six years by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2008

Diamonds top style stakes at Fairyhouse

DIAMONDS really are a girl’s best friend, as a fashionable woman from Kildare can testify.

Tue, 25 Mar, 2008

Irish Grand National to take place at Fairyhouse

Today will see the Irish Grand National take place at Fairyhouse Racecourse.

Mon, 24 Mar, 2008

Five due in court over attempted raid on bookies

Five men are due to appear in court today in connection with an attempted robbery on a Dublin bookmakers.

Thu, 20 Apr, 2006

Two crime bosses arrested as gardaí foil raid on bookies

GARDAÍ yesterday described as “very significant” a sting operation on Monday which resulted in the arrest of two major criminals.

Wed, 19 Apr, 2006

Five held over armed raid on bookie's shop

Five men arrested during a foiled armed raid on a bookmakers remain in Garda custody tonight.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006

More than 18,000 roar Point Barrow to victory

THOUSANDS of racegoers flocked to Dublin’s Fairyhouse Racecourse yesterday to roar on Point Barrow to victory at 20-1 in the Irish Grand National yesterday.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006

Live like a king in this fine palace deep in Royal country

CLOSE enough to Fairyhouse racecourse, this Brownstown, Ratoath, Co Meath, family home has all the sort of trimmings to attract a well-heeled jockey, sports person, a pop-star or just a family looking for a pad with extras.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2003

Thousands enjoying Witnness weather

Thousands of revellers have been enjoying the Witnness Festival this weekend as warm sunshine greeted up to 25,000 music fans a day at the biggest ever Witnness Festival.

Sun, 13 Jul, 2003

Sunshine greets earlycomers at Witnness

Warm sunshine has greeted music fans to Punchestown racecourse when Wittness opened its gates at midday today.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2003

Irish TV to show Witnness Festival highlights

Highlights of the Witnness Festival are to be shown on Irish TV on Friday.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2002

Witnness is a 40,000 sell-out

All 40,000 tickets for this weekend's Witnness Festival in Ireland have been snapped up.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2002

Red Cross warn Witnness-goers to take care

The Red Cross are warning tens of thousands of people travelling to the Witnness festival to take extra care over the weekend.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2002

David Kitt added to Witnness line-up

David Kitt, Death In Vegas DJ Richard Fearless and former Deee-Lite star Lady Miss Kier have been added to the Witnness festival line-up.

Fri, 07 Jun, 2002

Texas to headline Irish festival

Texas are to headline this year's Witnness festival, near Dublin.

Wed, 30 May, 2001

Catatonia, Tricky and Teenage Fanclub join Witnness bill

Tricky, Elbow, Catatonia and Teenage Fanclub are among the latest additions to the line-up of the Witnness festival at Fairyhouse racecourse.

Thu, 24 May, 2001

Horse racing: Grand National Day

It's Grand National day today at Fairyhouse racecourse with a field of 21 horses due to set off at 4pm, despite the lack of any challengers from England because of the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Sun, 06 May, 2001

Irish launch racecourse drive to avert foot-and-mouth outbreak

All horses and racegoers at the Fairyhouse racecourse, Co Meath, are to be disinfected in a bid by the Government to avert the threat of foot-and-mouth disease.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2001