The Irish Times

Talks on Dundalk track resurfacing timeframe appear to have stalled

Irish Leger hero Wicklow brave makes chasing debut at Ballinrobe

Mon May 27 2019 - 18:20

Vast majority of trainers have lost confidence in Dundalk track

Irish Racehorse Trainers Association comment after track received ‘highly satisfactory’ report

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 21:22

John Oxx keen to see resurfacing of Dundalk all-weather circuit

Curragh trainer’s new recruit Skitter Scatter on course for 1,000 Guineas bid at Newmarket

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 20:00

Dundalk track chief dismisses welfare concerns about all-weather circuit

Chief executive confirms resurfacing contract is out to tender

Mon Apr 15 2019 - 18:11

Irish trainers prepare for more animal welfare steps at Cheltenham Festival

Irish trainers’ association argue 72-hour rule could be problematic for smaller yards

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 06:00

Racing in for the high jump in a no-deal Brexit

Nearly 15,000 thoroughbreds cross the Irish Sea every year by horse box and ferry

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00

BHA set to drug test horses in Ireland ahead of British flat fixtures

‘The entire point of a testing policy is that it has to be agile and unpredictable’

Sun Mar 25 2018 - 20:12

Aidan O’Brien prepared to appeal Labour Court decision

Attorney General now considering derogation for racing from workplace legislation

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 19:09

Trainers association claim middle-tier being squeezed out of business

IHRB report for 2017 shows 10.5 per cent drop in numbers holding National Hunt licenses

Tue Feb 20 2018 - 17:45

HRI confirms there are no plans to expand 48-hour declarations

Melon challenging Faugheen for favouritism in Irish Champion Hurdle

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 17:30

Narrow definition of agriculture an existential threat to racing industry

HRI now desperately seeking a derogation from implications of industrial relations law

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 06:30

Employment law restrictions a threat to Sunday racing

HRI to meet with Government officials and seek a derogation from rules for stable staff

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 01:00

Trainers subject to Garda vetting under child-protection laws

All employers have to be checked by vetting bureau if they employ people under age of 18

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 19:24

Top Northern trainer unaware of life assurance for stable staff

‘I never heard tell of it. I’ve had no information from the Turf Club’ – Ian Ferguson

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 18:00

Trainers in North unaware of life cover arrangement

Turf Club says full-time stable staff in North covered by life assurance since 2012

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 06:00

‘Up to €4m’ available for racing’s stable staff pension scheme

New scheme will be financed by proportion of prize money deducted from trainers

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00

HRI boss says stable staff pension benefits will apply equally

Staff in Northern Ireland to be treated “equal but separately” under new scheme

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 17:18

Trainers in Northern Ireland plan their own break-away body

Discrepancy in pension payments to stable staff based in the North proves a thorny issue

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 18:48

Attendance issue dominates Irish Derby postmortem

Capri brought Aidan O'Brien's number of wins in the big race to 12 on Saturday

Mon Jul 03 2017 - 05:00

Tipping Point: Don't rule out Mullins landing late knockout blow on Elliott

Champion trainer crown up for grabs with perennial kingpin trying to reel in pretender

Mon Apr 24 2017 - 13:35