My wife loves to ride horses. My younger daughter loves to ride horses. I do not love to ride horses. I believe that horses wish me ill. The horses sense my fear, and therefore they do wish me ill. It ...

An investigation in Ireland has shone a spotlight on the welfare of horses and how their meat can enter the food chain. Traceability, misuse of microchips, and fake passport issues were raised in a ...

I have been reading about all the poor horses in Ireland being thrown out to fend for themselves, with nowhere to go. All of my family loves animals. My daughter has two dogs and my husband and I have ...

Horse racing is an event that attracts fans by throngs in Ireland. People flock to the tracks, eager to see which horses will cross the finish line first and ready to back their picks with wagers. In ...

Horse Racing Ireland has announced a prize-money boost of €4.2m to €74.7m as details for the 2026 budget was revealed on Friday. Equine welfare and integrity along with education and training as well ...

A raid led by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine led to substances that are banned for use in racehorses being seized Nov. 9 in Monasterevin, County Kildare. The premises are ...

Horse Racing Ireland approved its budget for 2026 at its Board meeting on Wednesday, December 17. Budget 2026 sets out a bold ...

A report on Ireland’s controls on horses and food safety has made several recommendations to improve the system with the relevant authority pledging to make changes. Professor Paddy Wall, who is a ...

Our horse racing industry is under severe pressure, claim insiders, citing rising costs, too much racing, and constraints ...

Cloistered behind high red brick walls in Dublin’s bustling city, an Olympic rider puts a gleaming grey horse through its perfect paces. Hogwarts-like Victorian towers stretch up into the skyline ...

Betting tax in Ireland is to remain unchanged at 2% but Irish racing still benefited in the Sept. 27 giveaway budget for 2023 with its government funding due to rise by €2.4 million to €72.8 million.

The day started with a re-enactment of a Viking battle, progressed to the smashing of a crystal vase, and ended in the countryside with planting vegetables and feeding horses. Prince Charles and ...