'Someone will die' without crackdown on sulky races 

The races on tarmac roads are damaging to horses, especially to younger horses that are often used for sulky races, warned John O’Callaghan of Dog Advocacy Ireland.

Stricter policing of illegal sulky races has been called for by an animal rights activist who has warned that “someone will die” unless urgent action is taken.

Videos on social media in recent weeks have shown sulkies — horse-drawn carts — racing down motorways and major national roads, causing busy traffic to pull over to avoid head-on collisions.