If this doesn't make you want to grab your friends and jump in the car for an Irish road trip, nothing will.

Police in the North are appealing for information about a robbery at a gift shop at the Giant's Causeway in Co. Antrim.

Aidan O'Brien likened Mastercraftsman to Giant's Causeway as the devilishly tough colt wrestled the St James's Palace Stakes from the clutches of Delegator.

Former Aintree Grand National winner Ben Nevis has been elected to the American National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame.

Plans for a new €27m visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim have been submitted to the local authorities.

The DUP's Ian Paisley Jnr. Has stepped down as junior minister in the Northern Executive.

The British National Trust has warned that rising sea levels and stormy weather may damage the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim.

The DUP is remaining silent on a fresh controversy surrounding links between Ian Paisley Jnr and the property developer Seymour Crawford.

The DUP's Ian Paisley Jnr is coming under pressure today over fresh revelations about his links to property developer Seymour Sweeney.

A Northern property developer who wants to build a new tourist centre at the Giant's Causeway has denied that he has any special relationship with DUP leader Ian Paisley or his son.

The North's Minister for the Environment has denied that DUP colleagues are trying to influence her decision on a proposed visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim.

THE progressive John Oxx-trained Danak can land the Listed one-mile Platinum Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

The Duke in Dublin and the DUP in Killarney in the same week! And they all got home safely.

TWO Listed races on the programme and two wins for the the mighty Kieren Fallon was very much the story at Cork yesterday.

MONA LISA, having her sights considerably lowered, gets the nod to take the Listed Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Give Thanks Fillies Stakes at Cork this afternoon.

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Aidan O’Brien has paid a glowing tribute to Footstepsinthesand following the premature retirement of the UltimatePoker.com 2000 Guineas winner.

Pop star Ronan Keating is due to begin a 22-day fundraising walk from the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim to the Old Head of Kinsale in Cork today.

KIEREN FALLON believes UltimatePoker.com 2000 Guineas winner Footstepsinthesand will be suited by running in the Irish equivalent later this month.

Vodafone Derby favourite Yeats is set to make his seasonal reappearance at Leopardstown on Sunday as part of a card which should provide Classic clues aplenty.

The coastline of Co Antrim is to get £50m (€75.6m) to revive the tourism potential of the scenic coastline.

A MEATH boy, who at six years of age is already something of a veteran snapper, yesterday became the youngest ever photographer shortlisted for the ESB Environmental Photography Awards.

Hollywood star - and now star husband - Michael Douglas turned up in Northern Ireland for a quick round of golf at the world-famous Portrush course just along the road from the Giant's Causeway ... and declared his undying love for all things Irish.

HAWK WING’S appearance in next week’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot is eagerly awaited following his brilliant win in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes.

There is a row in the North over what should replace the Giant's Causeway visitor centre.

A freak wave swept a crowd of youngsters into the sea at one of Northern Ireland's top tourist attractions tonight.