horse racing ireland

Listowel Racecourse is a fantastic horse racing venue in the south west and attracts large crowds to its race meetings. During a race meeting the town comes alive with the streets, hostelries and pubs buzzing with entertainment.

Listowel is particularly noted as a spawning town for great contemporary writers such as John B. Keane ('The Field'), Bryan McMahon, Brendan Kenneally and J.B. Gaughan.

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The Curragh is the headquarters of Flat Racing in Ireland, hosting all five Classic Races including the Budweiser Irish Derby and thirteen other quality racedays. It is owned and managed by the Irish Turf Club, founded in Kildare in 1790 to encourage the sport of Horse Racing. The Course is easily accessible by motorway and rail, offering spectacular views of the Curragh plains and the Wicklow mountains....

Punchestown Racecourse, the home of Irish National Hunt Racing, stages 13 days top class racing....

The first racemeeting was held in Naas on 19th June 1924. Naas is a Flat and National Hunt track which races from October to July. Naas is the scene of many a top class horse's debut in National Hunt racing. There is no reserved enclosure and the close proximity of the parade ring, to the betting and bookmakers rail to all other facilities gives Naas a unique atmosphere. Among its best known races are the Birdcatcher Nursery and the Slaney and Johnstown Hurdles....

The twin resorts of Laytown/Bettystown are situated on the short strip of coastline which is Co. Meath's only outlet to sea. Here are six unbroken miles of magnificent white sand. Laytown is famous for its annual strand races, the only race meeting of its kind in world held on a shore line. Laytown also has Ireland's only ecology centre which provides education towards a lifestyle which is environmentally friendly....