THE Towns Cup campaign for Tullow got off to a great start at the Black Gates on Sunday when we beat a very committed Clane side by a score of 22-6.
‘Brigid or Brigit – the name both of a Celtic goddess and of a Christian saint, with consequent confusion of traditions.
A chance encounter with another erstwhile amateur rider at Punchestown revealed that his ancestors had bred Birdcatcher.
THE group stages of the Heineken Cup were wrapped up at the weekend and it provided all the usual excitement and drama.
Publication of entries for the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup inevitably inspired an array of retrospective observations.
IT was another great weekend for the Irish provinces with Ulster, Munster and Leinster all winning and Connacht performing very well in Toulouse, but unfortunately suffering another defeat.
As the crowds streamed into Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day, not far way a member of a famous Irish racing family departed this life.
AFTER a very quiet Christmas it was back to reality last week and a training camp down in Mayo with the Senior Cup team in St Michael’s that I coach and then a trip to Cork Saturday morning to play Pres Cork followed by a quick dash to Limerick where I was working for RTE TV as an analyst for the Munster against Treviso game in the Rabo Direct Pro 12 league.
Familiar with the Morgiana Hurdle, that Grade 1 staged at Punchestown recently?