Castleisland Coursing Club will hold its 56th annual meeting over this weekend in Cahill’s Park, Tullig on Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday, 26th of October. Coursing will start on all three days at 11am sharp. Club PRO Majella Riordan brings us up to date on the programme for the three days. “Cahill Park, in… Read more…
“Midtown Raffa, winner of the Irish Independent Irish Laurels, may have run his last race as a result of an injury sustained in Saturday’s final of the Doire Construction Champion Stakes at Shelbourne Park,” according to a report by Michael Fortune on the Irish Greyhound News website. Trainer, Moss O’Connor reported on Monday that the… Read more…
Saturday night is going to be another of those red-letter nights for the owners, trainers and supporters of Midtown Raffa. They’ll be heading for Shelbourne Park for the final of the Doire Construction Champion Stakes. In last Saturday night’s semi-finals, Sidarian Vega and Raffa clocked identical times of 29.65 in their respective qualifiers while Barefoot… Read more…
Years ago, one late afternoon, Maggie Murphy, an elderly neighbour of mine called me over to the gate of the house she shared with her two brothers, a sister and a niece. I was on my way home from town with ‘the messages’ and she was wondering if there was any news ‘over’ that I… Read more…
Castleisland Coursing Club will hold its 56th annual meeting over this weekend in Cahill’s Park, Tullig on Saturday 24th, Sunday 25th and Monday, 26th of October. Coursing will start on all three days at 11am sharp. Club PRO Majella Riordan brings us up to date on the programme for the three days. “Cahill Park, in… Read more…
“Midtown Raffa, winner of the Irish Independent Irish Laurels, may have run his last race as a result of an injury sustained in Saturday’s final of the Doire Construction Champion Stakes at Shelbourne Park,” according to a report by Michael Fortune on the Irish Greyhound News website. Trainer, Moss O’Connor reported on Monday that the… Read more…
Saturday night is going to be another of those red-letter nights for the owners, trainers and supporters of Midtown Raffa. They’ll be heading for Shelbourne Park for the final of the Doire Construction Champion Stakes. In last Saturday night’s semi-finals, Sidarian Vega and Raffa clocked identical times of 29.65 in their respective qualifiers while Barefoot… Read more…
Years ago, one late afternoon, Maggie Murphy, an elderly neighbour of mine called me over to the gate of the house she shared with her two brothers, a sister and a niece. I was on my way home from town with ‘the messages’ and she was wondering if there was any news ‘over’ that I… Read more…
