Tammys Hill, having a first outing since winning the Foxhunters at the Cheltenham festival in March, landed the Christmas Party Package Handicap Hurdle at Cork yesterday.

NOTHING quite beats winning at home and Richard Hennessy did precisely that when recording his initial career two-timer at yesterday’s Killeagh Harriers point-to-point meeting for the fixture was staged on his father Joe’s farm at Knockane outside Killeagh.

BULLS rated 166 to 205 for EBI won FBD Gene Ireland awards for their owners at the ICBF dairy cattle breeding conference at Fermoy.

A JUDGE gave a surprise wedding present to a recently married father of five facing a drink driving charge.

YOU may have difficulty getting mobile phone coverage in parts of Donoughmore, and the quiet country roads might put the townies off, but this area outside Blarney in Co Cork is on the way up.