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Any Second Now on course for third crack at National glory

Ted Walsh believes Any Second Now will need plenty of luck to go one better than last year and win the Grand National. The JP McManus-owned gelding was third behind Minella Times in the Aintree spectacular in 2021 and runner-up last year to Noble ...

03 Jan 2023 at 12:18

Then & Now - Tom Aherne

Then & Now: Quartet to continue Olympic history

LIMERICK ARE well represented on the Irish team participating in the delayed Olympic Games that commence in Tokyo this Friday, July 23. Sarah Lavin will compete in the 100m hurdles, Róisín Upton with the hockey team, Greg O'Shea with the rugby ...

22 Jul 2021 at 14:00

Then & Now - Tom Aherne

Then & Now: ‘You gotta know when to hold them’ - Tom Aherne

THE ‘GAMBLE’ has been consigned to history due to the more prosperous society we now live in. They were very popular social events when I was growing up and most rural areas held them. Gambles generally began in the run up to Christmas and ...

30 Jan 2022 at 21:00

National News

First 20 artists announced for popular Irish music and arts festival

The first 20 artists in the line-up for Altogether Now 2023 (ATN23) have been announced. The fourth chapter of the Waterford festival is back next summer from August 4 to August 6 with 18 stages of music, art, theatre, spoken word and ...

30 Nov 2022 at 11:42

National News

Two teenage boys drown in tragic lake accident

Heartbreaking news emerged from Enagh Lough in Strathfoyle on the outskirts of Derrycity overnight, where several emergency services had been involved in an ongoing incident. The PSNI has confirmed that the remains of two 16-year-old ...

30 Aug 2022 at 10:24

Then & Now - Tom Aherne

Then & Now: The way we farm is impacting wildlife

BIGGER AND better is the way of the world as everything changes in this fast-paced life we live. A friend of mine was recently discussing the changes in farming and the side effects it has on our wildlife population. He recalled his ...

14 Apr 2019 at 14:00

Then & Now - Tom Aherne

Then & Now: We were ‘green’ out of necessity

THE GREEN agenda has become a topic of conversation in recent years, with different viewpoints being raised and solutions being put forward. The schools are doing good work, and this is the way forward with the children, as we face ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:00

Other Sport

National weights – what they say

Trainer Ted Walsh – Any Second Now (11st 2lb) “I knew he was going to get a few pounds more as he was third in the National last year. He was a bit unlucky then – whether he’d have beaten the winner I’m not sure, but he’d ...

15 Feb 2022 at 16:27

Then & Now - Tom Aherne

Then & Now: ‘Flower of the Saint Bride’ once again spring to life

DANDELIONS ARE one of Ireland’s most successful and recognisable wildflowers and they are widespread all over the island. They will grow almost anywhere and can be seen in meadows pastures parklands gardens hedgerows and ...

21 Apr 2019 at 14:00

Then & Now - Tom Aherne

Then&Now: Folklore and fables surround summer

MIDSUMMER IS this weekend and in times past it was a most important festival throughout Ireland with all its beliefs, customs, and folklore. If the weather had been good and broke around midsummer it was a bad sigh for ...

23 Jun 2019 at 14:00

Sport

Now Where Or When in frame for Irish National bid

Now Where Or When could return to Fairyhouse for the BoyleSports Irish Grand National following his fine performance in the Bobbyjo Chase. Stuart Crawford’s eight-year-old – who was sent off 33-1 for the Grade Three ...

02 Mar 2023 at 12:13

Columns/Opinion

Then & Now: Ancient bonfires lit the way to summer

MIDSUMMER HAS arrived and in times past it was a most important festival throughout Ireland with all its beliefs, customs, and folklore. If the weather had been good and broke around midsummer it was a bad sign for ...

23 Jun 2022 at 14:00

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