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Willie Mullins’ Melbourne challenge ends in Vauban disappointment - Kilkenny Live

Willie Mullins was not ruling out a future bid for Lexus Melbourne Cup glory after watching his favourite Vauban disappoint in the Flemington highlight. The handler rated Vauban and stablemate Absurde as his best ever chance in the two-mile contest, ...

07 Nov 2023 at 10:15

Horse Racing

Ascot up next for Dubai Gold Cup hero Broome

Broome will take a direct route to the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, with trainer Aidan O’Brien setting his sights on a trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup at the end of the year. The seven-year-old has shown his best over middle distances over the ...

26 Mar 2023 at 11:53

Horse Racing

Melbourne Cup glory would be right up there for Willie Mullins - Kilkenny Live

Victory for either Vauban or Absurde in the Lexus Melbourne Cup would rank alongside the highlights of Willie Mullins’ career, according to the multiple Irish National Hunt champion trainer. There is barely a prize in jumps racing that Mullins ...

01 Nov 2023 at 15:50

National News

Funeral details announced for young Cork mum and 'fabulous nurse' who tragically died in Australia

Funeral details have been announced for a young Cork mum who suddenly died in Australia, one month after giving birth to her baby girl. Aileen Wilkinson, aged 32, suddenly died following a “tragic event” one month after giving birth to her ...

02 Sept 2024 at 12:07

Horse Racing

Willie Mullins-trained duo favoured by Melbourne Cup draw

Willie Mullins-trained duo Vauban and Absurde have fared well in the Lexus Melbourne Cup draw, being allotted stalls three and eight respectively. Vauban is a firm favourite to win the race that stops a nation at Flemington on Tuesday ...

06 Nov 2023 at 13:19

Sport

Winning weekend for Joyces' as Darragh makes AFL debut

It was home and away time for the Joyce family from Inistioge in Kilkenny recently, when major events at opposite ends of the world split the family for different celebrations. “It was crazy, it all kind of happened at once,” Darragh ...

22 Aug 2018 at 06:14

National News

Personal use of smartphones in the workplace can reduce stress, study shows

Personal use of smartphones in the workplace can reduce stress and help employees achieve a better work/life balance, research has suggested. Those were the findings of a new study conducted by the University of Galway and the ...

08 Jan 2024 at 10:01

Sport

Horse Racing: Melbourne Cup joy for Joseph O'Brien

Joseph O'Brien claimed the biggest win of his training career so far as Rekindling won the Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The three-year-old, who was last seen when finishing fourth in the St Leger at Doncaster, ...

07 Nov 2017 at 09:57

National News

Over 60k raised to bring home young Cork mum who tragically died one month after giving birth

Over 60k have been raised for a young Cork mum who suddenly died, one month after giving birth to her baby girl. Aileen Wilkinson, aged 32, suddenly died following a “tragic event” one month after giving birth to her ...

26 Aug 2024 at 10:43

National News

Funds raised for repatriation trust in memory of young man who tragically died in Australia

A fundraiser has been organised in memory of Joseph Conlon, a Monaghan man who died in Australia. Joseph (Joe) Conlon died in a tragic accident in Melbourne on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The young man was originally ...

26 Apr 2024 at 16:33

Deaths

Tributes paid to Kilkenny 'gentleman' who drowned while visiting daughter in Australia

A Kilkenny man has died while visiting his daughter in Australia after getting into difficulty swimming on New Year's Day. Ballyragget man John Holland died in a swimming tragedy on New Year's Day after ...

03 Jan 2024 at 10:20

National News

'Quite scary' - Irish man explains how fellow plane passenger opened emergency door and climbed on wing

An Irish man has described the "scary" moment a passenger on his flight from Sydney to Melbourne managed to open the emergency exit door after landing in Melbourne airport. Federal agents in Australia ...

23 Aug 2024 at 10:35

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