History was made on Friday afternoon at Prestbury Park as the Willie Mullins-trained, Paul Townend-ridden and Marie and Joe Donnelly-owned Al Boum Photo joined the illustrious band of back-to-back winners of the Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Daragh Ó Conchúir picks out three big races at Cheltenham which are set to thrill punters.

Al Boum up against it in bid to produce another picture-perfect moment, writes Darren Norris.

Fish Shop used to have two Fish Shop outlets, a perfect gem of a restaurant with a fish-focused tasting menu and a top notch wine list and a more casual sister Fish & Chips restaurant nearby.

For the first time in Fine Gael history, Waterford failed to elect a TD in a general election after a surge of left-leaning transfers handed the fourth and final seat to Green Party newcomer Marc Ó Cathasaigh.

From Willie Mullins’ point of view, Allaho in the Beginners’ Chase and Jon Snow and The Big Getaway in the maiden hurdles are the key horses this weekend.

Trish Dromey visits an attractive bungalow in delightful Tramore

The Everyman hosts Ronan FitzGibbon’s play about singsongs along the Blackwater, writes Marjorie Brennan

Cheltenham Gold Cup victor Al Boum Photo oozed class in making a winning reappearance in the Savills New Year’s Day Chase at Tramore.

With the Christmas festival blitz in the rearview mirror, the focus now turns to a new decade and 2020 promises plenty. Here Darren Norris highlights 10 dates not to be missed

You don’t have to be any sort of genius to now know Notebook is a very good horse.

Davy Russell hopes to return to the saddle this weekend after falling ill at Punchestown on Sunday.

Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo is likely to follow the route that was so successful for him last season – and bid for another triumph in the Savills Chase at Tramore on his reappearance.

From Eyeries, on West Cork’s Beara Peninsula, the producers of Milleens Dote cheese are thrilled to have won a two-star 2019 Great Taste award, as well as a one-star for their Dunnes Stores Céad cheese.

Thomas McCarthy pays tribute to his late friend — poet and journalist Seán Dunne

Irish restaurants have done well to win Michelin stars recently, but achieving the coveted award brings a big pressure to retain it, writes Dan Buckley

The outstanding Tramore course once again proved a happy hunting ground for Limerick Golf Club over the weekend when they pulled off a highly impressive double in the Munster finals of the AIG Irish Senior Cup-Barton Shield and so qualified for the national finals to take place at Westport on September 20-22.

Kinsale must plan without star player John Murphy for tomorrow’s Munster AIG Barton Shield semi-final in Tramore.

JB Dubois is Head Chef at GIY’s GROW HQ in Waterford City and his wife, Shona Dubois, is the Head of Operations with the organisation.

Update: Homes, farms and businesses are still without power supply following bad weather overnight after almost 10,000 customers were affected this morninhg, mainly in Cork, Tipperary and Wexford.

A father of two has become the first person to paddleboard around the island of Ireland.

Joe McNamee reviews the Stranded Cafe, Pizzeria & Wine Bar, Garrylucas, Garretstown East, Kinsale.

A post-mortem examination is taking place today after a man died in a crash in Waterford yesterday afternoon.