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# and-theyre-off - Friday 15 May, 2020
'It's worth nearly €500m to the economy': Taoiseach defends reopening horse racing industry on 8 June
Varadkar said the horse racing industry here needed to be aligned with what was happening in countries like France and the UK.
# and-theyre-off - Saturday 2 November, 2019
Four nations, 650 seats and one elephant in the room: What to expect from the UK election?
Brexit, Brexit, Brexit, but what else do we need to know?
# and-theyre-off - Thursday 4 April, 2019
Five horses to light up the Aintree Festival
There’s plenty to look forward to, away from the National, over the next few days.
# and-theyre-off - Thursday 14 March, 2019
As it happened: Cheltenham Festival, Day 3
The Stayers’ Hurdle was the feature race on the third day of the festival.
# and-theyre-off - Tuesday 12 March, 2019
As it happened: Cheltenham Festival, Day 1
Look back at all the action from Prestbury Park.
# and-theyre-off - Tuesday 12 February, 2019
British racing confirms 'risk-managed' return to action after equine flu breakout
After consultations with its veterinary committee, the BHA confirmed racing in Britain will resume on Wednesday.
# and-theyre-off - Monday 11 December, 2017
Munster hurling champions Cork to begin pre-season with late December tie against Limerick
Clare and Kerry complete the four teams in action in Munster.
# and-theyre-off - Monday 13 November, 2017
Erasmus and Nienaber officially bid farewell to Munster
Johann van Graan will take over as head coach in the southern province next week.
# and-theyre-off - Tuesday 14 March, 2017
As it happened: Day 1 of Cheltenham 2017
We kept track of all the action here.
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# and-theyre-off - Thursday 7 April, 2016
Defending champion Jordan Spieth seizes early lead as Lowry gets off to a flyer
The Irishman has birdied four of his first seven holes.
# and-theyre-off - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
You can tune into a new horse racing radio station that's been set up in the Curragh
Based in Newbridge, Racing FM provides live broadcasts of all horse racing across Ireland and Britain.
# and-theyre-off - Thursday 26 December, 2013
The 8 types of people you will meet at the Christmas races
Lads in suits, ladies in inappropriate footwear and auld fellas that wish you would all just go away — here’s a guide to some of the characters you will meet.
# and-theyre-off - Sunday 17 July, 2011
Aptly-named 'Zoomer' takes world Snail Racing crown
A garden snail with a 6-year-old owner overcomes 120 competitors to succeed ‘Sidney’ as world champion.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Nine things to know this morning: Rehn backs us on the bailout, early details of the next Budget, and the high-octane thrills of snail racing…
# and-theyre-off - Thursday 7 April, 2011
Mark Your Card: Aintree Day One
Fresh from a successful four days in the Cotswolds, Mark Hobbs is back to preview the first day of the Grand National meeting.
# and-theyre-off - Tuesday 15 March, 2011
A Bluffer’s Guide to… the Cheltenham Festival
A little bit confused by all the talk about Cheltenham? Check out our bluffer’s guide to the festival.
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Poll: Are you going to download the new Covid-19 contact tracing app?
THE HSE HAS unveiled their new Covid-19 tracing app, with it becoming available to download from app stores last night.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly called the new app “a powerful tool” that’ll be used to help health authorities track down close contacts of people with Covid-19.
According to registrations within the tracing app, over 200,000 people have already downloaded the app, with over 120,000 people checking in so far.
TheJournal.ie took a look to examine how the app works and broke down all the features it includes.
Today’s Poll: Are you going to download the new Covid-19 tracing app?
Poll Results:
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No opinion (379)
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View from a teacher: No, we have not been 'sitting at home on full pay' in lockdown
By Anonymous Teacher
Our family law courts are not fit for purpose and we owe it to children to address this now
By Karen Kiernan
Money Diaries: A retired lecturer in Galway documents life and spending in lockdown
By TheJournal.ie reader
This week, our reader has been cocooning throughout the Covid-19 shutdown.
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