- Facilities ************ Listowel boasts an impressive array of facilities for both the racegoer and for owners/trainers/jockys. Track ************ The Listowel track consists of a 1 mile, 2 furlong mile oval left-handed track with National Hunt fences and hurdles. The hurdle course is adjustable after each day’s racing to give new ground. The track has been extended over the last number Read more…
- Rated in the top 3 course in Ireland by Micheal Clower – The Sunday Times – “The new racecourse has superb facilities and some of the best viewing in the country” Limerick racecourse opened in October 2001 to a record crowd of 18,000. It is the first built from scratch racecourse in Ireland for 50 years and has first-rate modern Read more…
- The roll of both equine and human legends which have thrilled Leopardstown racegoers over the years is infinite. The Leopardstown Hall of Fame honours many of those who have rightly earned their place in the history of Irish racing including Dr. M.V. O’Brien, Tom Dreaper, Pat Taaffe and Pat Eddery, Arkle, Dawn Run, Levmoss and Nijinsky. With such modern day Read more…
- The magnificent scenery is what draws the huge crowds to Killarney and the mountains and lakes that cradle the racecourse make it arguably the most beautiful in the country. Killarney is the premier tourist destination in Ireland and the Killarney races provides eight cracking days of racing set to a backdrop of feverish, non-stop, Summer-time holiday activity. It’s party time Read more…
- Laytown strand races have been in existence for one hundred and forty years. The first recorded meeting was in 1868 when races were run on the beach in conjunction with the Boyne Regatta. It is assumed that the rowing competition took place on the high tide and the racing when the tide receded. Initially the races were a side show Read more…
- Three years later the group grew to five clubs with Carne Golf Links and Donegal Golf Club joining and Westport Golf Club resigning from the group. West Coast 4 then became known as West Coast Links. 1995 saw the addition of Ballyliffin Golf Club to the group, with Rosapenna Golf Links following a number of years later. With seven courses Read more…
- Starting out as a marketing company for the premier clubs in the South West, SWING has the honour of being the first golf promotions company in Ireland, laying the foundations and setting the standard for all others to follow in golf promotions. The company now promotes some of the world’s most famous golf courses in one of the most popular Read more…
- The Board was established under special legislation by the Irish government in 1958. The Greyhound Industry Act (1958) gave the Board wide powers to regulate all aspects of greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland including the licensing of the different tracks, the issuing of permits to officials, bookmakers, trainers and the implementation of the rules of racing. The Irish Read more…
- The only Racecourse in Ireland where races are over jumps under national hunt rules- the type of racing the Irish love best. That makes for an entertaining and heart-stopping spectacle and you are close enough to see the skill, excellence and bravery of man and animal. Kilbeggan Races a truly Irish occasion An evening of fun at Kilbeggan Races is Read more…
- If somebody asked you to put a racecourse anywhere in Ireland the chances are you would set it down in Gowran Park. Gowran Park, in County Kilkenny, has developed into one of Ireland’s most picturesque race courses. The track hosts 16 race meetings throughout the year culminating in top quality National Hunt and Flat Race Meetings. Whether you are a Read more…