Mary Leland delves into the rich history which visitors can enjoy at next week’s Dromana 800 celebrations.

BLARNEY, CORK €295,000

The Enda Bolger-trained newcomer Marlbrook lit up yesterday’s North Tipperary Foxhounds point-to-point fixture at Nenagh by destroying the opposition in the opening five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

The prospect of glorious sunshine this weekend helps kick off a summer of weekend festivals and events that extend from Baltimore to Charleville and Youghal to Cork City and Clonakilty.

HURLING takes a back seat in one corner of Waterford on Friday night.

Tommy Barker visits a spectacular Georgian property that sits on 20 acres and includes a tennis court, stables and private stretch of river.

LAST sold in the 1990s, Brideweir is a former Georgian rectory arriving on the market upgraded even further, with a €1.3 million-plus price guide.