Tommy Barker says Heir Island property offers rare opportunity.

SOME of the TDs who contributed to a debate in the Dáil last week on the introduction of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill, while rightly decrying the exploitation of vulnerable women, got very nostalgic for the old days.

THEANN, who has only ever won one race in her life, a maiden at Naas, can land the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

KIRBYBROGUELANTERN can complete a spectacular four-timer in the J J Byrne Car Sales Maiden at Wexford this evening.

TODAY’s Galway Plate is a cracking contest, which is going to severely test the skills of punters.

YESTERDAY’S West Waterford Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Lismore is one that will live long in the memory of teenager Jason Kiely for the 18-year-old amateur from Herbertstown partnered an initial career winner aboard the Patrick Farrell-trained Haile Deadly in the winners of one contest.

OF the 12 Irishmen who have competed in the Masters, the best finishes were achieved by Pádraig Harrington, tied fifth in 2002, and Darren Clarke, who shared eighth place in 1998.

BILL HARNEY, currently hospitalised, had a welcome boost when Prairie Call landed the Cashel Mares Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

SENSE Of Purpose will be strongly fancied to get off the mark, at the third attempt, in the Kilcarn Stud 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden at Navan today.

FRAN Berry again overshadowed title contenders Pat Smullen and Johnny Murtagh at Dundalk last night, completing a superb 329/1 treble on Qeyaada, Daliyra and Dalkan.

GER Lyons can continue his terrific record at Dundalk by saddling once-raced Shirley Blake to land the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at the track tonight.

COLIN MONTGOMERIE believes Tiger Woods’ presence would make it “a better win” for Europe if his team regain the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor next year.

AMID the small flurry of new signings that descended on Aston Villa in the summer, the costliest of all has gone almost unnoticed this season.

ON a night when Johnny Murtagh took another giant step towards regaining the Jockeys Championship, Joanna Morgan saddled Fourpenny Lane and San Sicharia to dominate the listed Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk.

JOHNNY Murtagh and Pat Smullen got together before racing at Leopardstown yesterday to promote the finale of the 2009 Flat Championship.

A Swedish music festival that saw performances by Kanye West, Robbie Williams and Iron Maiden has cancelled 2018's event after a rape was reported.

Donald Trump is dogged by insecurity over his loss of the popular vote in the US election and a persistent frustration that the legitimacy of his presidency is being challenged by Democrats and the media, aides and associates say.

Back In Focus, formerly in the care of Howard Johnson and having a second outing for Willie Mullins, made an excellent debut over fences in the Kevin McManus Beginners Chase at Listowel yesterday.

Offaly’s Shane Lowry yesterday became only the second player to win on the European Tour as both an amateur and a professional.

Muck ‘N’ Brass completed doubles for Eddie Lynam and Wayne Lordan when landing yesterday’s finale at Dundalk, the featured Irish Stallion Farms August Handicap, in dramatic style.