4 d. ago Training day: Why Irish soldiers spent 72 hours sleeping out in the Wicklow Mountains this week

The Journal spent the day yesterday with the Artillery Corps as they trained four trainee gun teams in “quick action” tactics on how to avoid that incoming fire.

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6 d. ago Bambino Fever gives Jodi Townend a first Cheltenham Festival victory

Jodi Townend claimed her first Cheltenham Festival win courtesy of Bambino Fever in the Grade 1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper. The 4/1 winner gave champion handler Willie Mullins a 14th success in the race, with Irish-trained horses achieving a trifecta in the day’s final race. Lisgoold, Co Cork rider, Townend admitted to being “on cloud nine” […] The post Bambino Fever gives Jodi Townend a first Cheltenham Festival victory appeared first on SportsNewsIreland.

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7 d. ago Puturhandstogether gives J.P. McManus a 79th Festival success

Puturhandstogether (17/2) was the third Irish-trained winner of the day as the J.P. McManus-owned gelding won the Hallgarten & Novum Wines Juvenile Handicap Hurdle [Fred Winter]. It was a 79th Festival winner for McManus, the winning-most owner in Festival history. Winning trainer Joseph O’Brien, for whom it was a 5th Festival victory, said of the […] The post Puturhandstogether gives J.P. McManus a 79th Festival success appeared first on SportsNewsIreland.

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7 d. ago Champion Hurdle to provide definitive answer as to which version of Constitution Hill is back

Brighterdaysahead and State Man lead Irish challenge to Nicky Henderson-trained star in day one festival highlight

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7 d. ago Cheltenham Festival: Champion Hurdle to provide definitive answer as to which version of Constitution Hill is back

Brighterdaysahead and State Man lead Irish challenge to Nicky Henderson-trained star in day one festival highlight

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8 d. ago Lossiemouth to Defend Mares’ Hurdle Crown as Constitution Hill Headlines Champion Hurdle

Lossiemouth to Defend Mares’ Hurdle Crown as Constitution Hill Headlines Champion Hurdle Lossiemouth will skip a high-profile clash with Constitution Hill and Brighterdaysahead in Tuesday’s Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival 2025, after connections confirmed her switch to the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle on the same day. The Willie Mullins-trained mare is already a […] The post Lossiemouth to Defend Mares’ Hurdle Crown as Constitution Hill Headlines Champion Hurdle appeared first on SportsNewsIreland.

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1 week ago Irish soldier awarded Distinguished Service Medal posthumously

Private Billy Kedian was killed in action in Lebanon in 1999.

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2 w. ago Ireland would not send troops to Ukraine if required to respond to 'acts of aggression'

Tánaiste Simon Harris said his Government would not support sending Irish soldiers to a mission in which they would have to engage combatants peace enforcement.

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2 w. ago Any role for Irish troops in Ukraine would be about 'peacekeeping, not peace enforcement'

Tánaiste Simon Harris said his Government would not support sending Irish soldiers to a mission in which they would have to engage combatants peace enforcement.

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4 w. ago Ireland to return to Soldier Field in Chicago to play All Blacks

Ireland to return to Soldier Field in Chicago to play All Blacks  Irish Mirror

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4 w. ago Ireland v All Blacks: Teams to meet at Soldier Field nine years on from historic Irish win

Ireland v All Blacks: Teams to meet at Soldier Field nine years on from historic Irish win  BBC.com

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4 w. ago Ireland to face New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago on November 1st

Ireland to face New Zealand at Soldier Field in Chicago on November 1st  The Irish Times

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